Machida Zelvia vs Kashima Antlers Prediction and Betting Tips | June 21st 2025

Machida Zelvia will host Kashima Antlers at the Machida Stadium on Saturday in the 21st round of the 2025 J1 League campaign. The hosts will be hoping to get a result and move higher up the league table after having a rough couple of months.

Machida’s Sang-Ho Na netted an 83rd-minute winner to get all three points in their 2-1 win over Shonan Bellmare last weekend, marking their eighth league win of the season. Zelvia have struggled in the league recently with only two wins in their previous 10 outings and will hope to build on Saturday's win and move closer to the continental qualification spots.

Kashima Antlers needed a 92nd-minute equalizer to salvage a 1-1 draw when they hosted Sanfrecce Hiroshima last time out, allowing second-placed Kashiwa Reysol to close down the gap to four points. The visitors, who remain in first place with 41 points, have only lost one of their last 10 league games and will hope to continue in like fashion when they take the trip to Tokyo.

Machida Zelvia vs Kashima Antlers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The sides have only met on five previous occasions going into the weekend. Machida won two of those games, while Kashima won the remaining three.
• Kashima won the first leg of this fixture 1-0 earlier this season.
• The hosts have scored only five goals across their previous meetings with the Antlers and have conceded eight goals in that period.
• Machida have conceded as many goals as they have scored in the league (24) after 20 games this season.
• Kashima have the joint-third-best offensive and second-best defensive record in the league with 30 goals scored and 16 conceded after 20 games played.

Machida Zelvia vs Kashima Antlers Prediction

Zelvia will need to be at their best to get all three points this weekend and are unlikely to receive any boost from their home advantage as they currently have the worst home record in the league.

Kashima will be confident to get a result on Saturday thanks to their much better recent form, but will need to ensure they are not complacent to avoid a surprise defeat.

Prediction: Machida Zelvia 1-2 Kashima Antlers

Machida Zelvia vs Kashima Antlers Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Kashima Antlers to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Seven of the hosts' last eight games have featured more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes (Both teams have gotten on the scoresheet in four of the hosts' last five games)

Edited by Peter P