In week 39 of the 2025 J1 League, Shimizu S-Pulse face Kashima Antlers on 2025-08-31 (kick-off 10:30 GMT) at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
In the past 2 games, T. Oniki recorded 2 victories against T. Akiba, who recorded no wins, with no draws.
Current league positions have Shimizu S-Pulse 9th on 25 points and Kashima Antlers 1st on 40 points.
There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Shimizu S-Pulse or Kashima Antlers.
We expect Shimizu S-Pulse to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Kashima Antlers are expected to line up in 4-4-2.
The previous match saw T. Umeda lead Shimizu S-Pulse with a 7.9 TheyScored rating, and R. Ogawa top-rating for Kashima Antlers at 6.7.
Different fortunes: Shimizu S-Pulse drew 0-0 with Avispa Fukuoka, while Kashima Antlers fell 0-3 against Machida Zelvia.
Shimizu S-Pulse's form is 0-2-3 recently, but Kashima Antlers are on a roll with 2-2-1 in their last 5 matches.
Kashima Antlers hold the upper hand H2H: of 40 meetings, they've triumphed 27 times, conceded 7 times and shared 6 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Kashima Antlers to win 2-1, despite Shimizu S-Pulse's 5-4-4 home form - Kashima Antlers's strong 7-0-6 record away with 1.71 goals/game does the trick.
Shimizu S-Pulse is going head to head with Kashima Antlers on 31/8/2025 09:30 GMT at IAI Stadium Nihondaira for the Japan J1 League. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Shimizu S-Pulse v Kashima Antlers H2H statistics!