Kashima Antlers vs Pohang Steelers AFC Champions League Elite
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Pohang SteelersPacy pre-match win probability
52.7% Kashima Antlers20.9% Draw26.4% Pohang Steelers
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What happened in Kashima Antlers vs Pohang Steelers?
Kashima Antlers beat Pohang Steelers 3–0 in the AFC Champions League Elite at Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan on October 28, 2026. The goals came from Ryuta Koike (69'), Aleksandar Cavric (75'), Matheus Bueno (87'). Kashima Antlers went ahead through Ryuta Koike in the 69th minute. Kashima Antlers kept a clean sheet. At half time it was level at 0–0.
Kashima Antlers won by three goals. Kashima Antlers had 71.1% of the ball and 15 shots (6 on target), against 4 (0 on target) for Pohang Steelers. In the AFC Champions League Elite table, Kashima Antlers sit 1st and Pohang Steelers 14th.
Recent form: Kashima Antlers won three, drew one and lost one of their last five; Pohang Steelers won one, drew one and lost three of their last five. Before kick-off, Pacy's model made Kashima Antlers favourites at 52.7%, and they won.
Timeline
- Kickoff
- 7'Start Delay — Kashima Antlers
- 7'Start Delay — Pohang Steelers
- 8'End Delay — Kashima Antlers
- 8'End Delay — Pohang Steelers
- 9'Substitution — Ryuta Koike (Kashima Antlers)
- 38'Start Delay — Kashima Antlers
- 38'End Delay — Kashima Antlers
- 45'+2'Halftime
- 45'Substitution — Yuma Suzuki (Kashima Antlers)
- 45'Start 2nd Half
- 60'Substitution — Paulo Rocha (Pohang Steelers)
- 63'Substitution — Yuta Matsumura (Kashima Antlers)
- 63'Substitution — Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers)
- 69'Goal - Volley — Ryuta Koike (Kashima Antlers)
- 69'Start Delay — Kashima Antlers
- 70'End Delay — Kashima Antlers
- 72'Start Delay — Pohang Steelers
- 73'End Delay — Pohang Steelers
- 75'Goal - Volley — Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers)
- 76'Substitution — Kim Yong-Hak (Pohang Steelers)
- 76'Substitution — Cho Sang-Hyeok (Pohang Steelers)
- 79'Yellow Card — Paulo Rocha (Pohang Steelers)
- 85'Yellow Card — Si-Woo Jin (Pohang Steelers)
- 85'Substitution — Léo Pereira (Kashima Antlers)
- 87'Goal - Volley — Matheus Bueno (Kashima Antlers)
- 88'Start Delay — Kashima Antlers
- 90'+1'End Delay — Kashima Antlers
- 90'+1'Substitution — Kim Ye-Sung (Pohang Steelers)
- 90'+1'Substitution — An Jae-Jun (Pohang Steelers)
- 90'+7'End Regular Time
Match statistics
All statistics (14 more)
Lineups
Kashima Antlers
- GTomoki Hayakawa
- CD-LIkuma Sekigawa
- CD-RKaito Chida
- LBRyoya Ogawa
- RBRikuto Hirose
- CM-LMatheus Bueno
- CM-RAnthony Motosuna
- LMÉlber
- RMHaruki Hayashi
- CF-LHomare Tokuda
- CF-RAleksandar Cavric
Bench (12)
- SUBNaomichi Ueda
- SUBRyuta Koike
- SUBGaku Shibasaki
- SUBMinato Yoshida
- SUBYuma Suzuki
- SUBKeisuke Tsukui
- SUBYuta Matsumura
- SUBLéo Pereira
- SUBRui Onuki
- SUBYugo Okawa
- SUBTaiki Yamada
- SUBYuta Higuchi
Pohang Steelers
- GHwang In-Jae
- CDPark Chan-Yong
- CD-LJo Sung-Wook
- CD-RSi-Woo Jin
- LBWanderson Carvalho Oliveira
- RBKang Min-Jun
- CMKim Seung-Ho
- CM-LKim Dong-Jin
- CM-RKento Nishiya
- CF-LJorge Teixeira
- CF-RJakob Tranziska
Bench (12)
- SUBPaulo Rocha
- SUBCho Sang-Hyeok
- SUBYun Pyeong-Gook
- SUBAn Jae-Jun
- SUBShin Kwang-Hoon
- SUBKim Ye-Sung
- SUBLee Chang-Woo
- SUBKim Yong-Hak
- SUBKim Ho-Jin
- SUBGwang-Won Kim
- SUBCho Young-Jun
- SUBJung Han-Min
Recent form
Kashima Antlers
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Pohang Steelers
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Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| 5 | Beijing Guoan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 6 | Kyoto Sanga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| 8 | Shanghai Port FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 9 | Daejeon Hana Citizen FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Cong An Ha Noi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Buriram United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Ratchaburi FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Pohang Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| 15 | Port FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
| 16 | Newcastle Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
Venue and officials
- Venue
- Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan
Pacy probability
- Away26.4%
- Draw20.9%
- Home52.7%
Pacy estimates this from the match information available and how both sides have performed. It is an estimate, not a prediction of what will happen.
Kashima Antlers vs Pohang Steelers: questions and answers
Who won Kashima Antlers vs Pohang Steelers?
Kashima Antlers beat Pohang Steelers 3–0 in the AFC Champions League Elite. The game was played on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima.