These two teams have had their share of problems so far, but a win and three points in this key match would definitely provide a boost. Get set for Albirex Niigata - Kashiwa Reysol!
- Albirex Niigata have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in J-League
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest scored goals (8) in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Albirex Niigata nor Kashiwa Reysol as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Albirex Niigata at their home stadium (Denka Big Swan Stadium) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Albirex has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Matsuhashi and the players.
No payout for Albirex Niigata in their previous match, an away game at Yokohama that ended in defeat 0-1.
Heartbreak before that as Albirex Niigata lost 1-2 at Tokyo's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Albirex have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Albirex Niigata are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Albirex defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Kashiwa Reysol, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in J-League, playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Kashiwa Reysol play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Shonan Bellmare (placed 14th). That victory felt sweet as this club had gone three league rounds without winning. Koga was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.15. The defender Koga served one assist, hit one key pass and won 5 of 11 duels.
A draw for Kashiwa before that, at their own venue hosting Kyoto Sanga (1-1).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kashiwa Reysol playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 3 Kashiwa Reysol wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The attacking power of Kashiwa Reysol when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Albirex wins - draws - Kashiwa Reysol wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Ito 6 goals | S. Ota 4 goals |  M. Hosoya 4 goals |
Albirex Niigata missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Albirex Niigata | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 91% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 40% | 64% |
| 64% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 20% | 36% |
| 36% | 60% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 64% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 45% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 45% |
| 3.7 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 1.4 | 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 11.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 |
| 3.7 | 4.6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 15% | 20% |
| 13.7 | 14.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.8 | 10.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
- Albirex Niigata have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kashiwa Reysol have scored away.
- Albirex Niigata have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in J-League
- Albirex Niigata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Kashiwa Reysol have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest scored goals (8) in J-League
- Kashiwa Reysol have the most matches under the total-line (7) in J-League
- Kashiwa Reysol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 7 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 6 |
