Kashima 2-3 Kashiwa Reysol: result and AI prediction

AI match recap

This is a tight upper-table meeting rather than a routine home fixture. Kashima have the psychological edge from recent head-to-head results and the benefit of Mercari Stadium, but their late-game management was exposed in the draw with Kyoto. Kashiwa arrive organised and resilient after taking a draw at FC Tokyo, even with a heavy workload. The decisive update is Leo Ceará’s fitness: if he starts, Kashima’s penalty-box threat rises sharply; if he does not, Kashiwa have a clearer route to making this a controlled contest.

Head-to-head analysis

Kashima have won the last four meetings, including both clashes this season. The run is meaningful, but this is a much tighter league-position matchup than the head-to-head sequence alone suggests.

Injuries and absences

No absence is confirmed, but Leo Ceará’s injury-related withdrawal makes him the decisive team-news item. Without him, Kashima lose their principal penalty-box reference and a major defensive pressing presence from the front.

Form (last 5)

Kashima vs Kashiwa Reysol stats

Last meetings

• 2026-04-24Kashiwa Reysol 0-1 Kashima
• 2026-02-21Kashima 2-0 Kashiwa Reysol
• 2025-07-20Kashima 3-2 Kashiwa Reysol
• 2025-03-08Kashiwa Reysol 1-3 Kashima
• 2024-09-21Kashima 0-0 Kashiwa Reysol
• 2024-05-06Kashiwa Reysol 1-2 Kashima

Other J1 League matches

• Avispa Fukuoka – Gamba Osaka
• FC Tokyo – Kashiwa Reysol
• Kawasaki Frontale – Vissel Kobe
• Kyoto Sanga – Kashima
• Nagoya Grampus – Cerezo Osaka
• Fagiano Okayama – Mito Hollyhock
• Shimizu S-pulse – Machida Zelvia
• V-varen Nagasaki – Sanfrecce Hiroshima