Kyoto Sanga vs Kashima Antlers, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

· Japanese J.League

Kyoto Sanga

16': Haruki Arai
90'+7': Haruki Arai

FT
2 - 2

Kashima Antlers

78': Élber
90'+5': Yuta Matsumura

About

Kyoto Sanga are hosting Kashima Antlers at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, Kyoto, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

16': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 16'
22': Hiroto Morooka (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 22'
45': Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 45'
64': Élber (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 64'
64': Takumi Kato (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 64'
64': João Pedro Mendes (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 64'
64': Weverton (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 64'
73': Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 73'
73': Ryuta Koike (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 73'
75': Marco Túlio (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 75'
78': Élber (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 78'
85': Takumi Kato (Kyoto Sanga) Yellow Card at 85'
87': Hisashi Appiah Tawiah (Kyoto Sanga) Substitution at 87'
89': Homare Tokuda (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 89'
90'+5': Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 90'+5'
90'+7': Haruki Arai (Kyoto Sanga) Goal at 90'+7'

Statistics

KAN		KYO
11	Fouls	20
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	9
73	Possession	27
19	SHOTS	3
11	ON GOAL	3
0.6	On Target %	1.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
568	Accurate Passes	158
663	Passes	241
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	0
5	Effective Tackles	14
13	Tackles	21
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
17	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Attendance: 13,011

Japanese J1 League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	11	+20	26
2	FC Tokyo	11	+13	24
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	11	+15	23
4	Vissel Kobe	11	+7	22

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Kyoto Sanga (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
90	Halls (GK)
50	Yoshinori Suzuki
15	Kodai Nagata
40	Yusuke Ishida
24	Hiroto Morooka
25	Yoon Sung-Jun
62	Takaaki Shichi
44	Kyo Sato
17	Alex Negueba
77	Haruki Arai
48	Ryuma Nakano

Kyoto Sanga Substitutes:

Ryosuke Yamanaka, Hisashi Appiah Tawiah, Marco Túlio, Gakuji Ota, Taiyo Hiraoka, Takumi Kato, Weverton, João Pedro Mendes, Fuchi Honda.

Kashima Antlers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
3	Kim Tae-Hyeon
55	Naomichi Ueda
7	Ryoya Ogawa
23	Keisuke Tsukui
8	Matheus Bueno
6	Kento Misao
27	Yuta Matsumura
30	Minato Yoshida
40	Yuma Suzuki
9	Léo Pereira

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Ikuma Sekigawa, Homare Tokuda, Élber, Yuta Higuchi, Ryuta Koike, Gaku Shibasaki, Aleksandar Cavric, Haruki Hayashi, Taiki Yamada.

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