Kashiwa Reysol have not won many points this season. Can the gang get some points when Sagan Tosu stop by SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium?
- Kashiwa Reysol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
The visiting Sagan Tosu played their last game only three days ago, a Emperor Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Cerezo Osaka. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Kashiwa Reysol have collected 13 points from their J-League home games so far after 4-1-7.
Kashiwa Reysol drew their last game, also a home match. Kawasaki Frontale (placed 1st) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. The goalie Seung Gyu Kim was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 9.35 out of ten. Kim stopped the opponent with seven saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Kashiwa's goalie Seung Gyu Kim played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Kawasaki Frontale with a stunning seven saves.
Before that match, a win away at Vissel Kobe.This is expected to be a close game, with Kashiwa Reysol perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kashiwa Reysol as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Kashiwa Reysol has won four of these, drawn two and lost eight.
There will be little rest for Kashiwa after this match as they are travelling to Tokushima Vortis for a J-League game in only four days.
The Kashiwa Reysol fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kashiwa Reysol defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Sagan Tosu have produced an overall stat of 3-5-4 so far.
Two away games in a row for Sagan, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Cerezo Osaka in the Emperor Cup.
It was a J-League defeat before that one as the away game against Urawa Reds wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sagan Tosu playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were two Sagan Tosu wins, four draws and six defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Sagan are hosting Yokohama F. Marinos in the J-League only four days away.
The attacking power of Sagan Tosu when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent past history involving both these teams is the Sagan Tosu - Kashiwa 2-0 played previously this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Kashiwa two wins, three draws and Sagan Tosu five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Yamashita 9 goals |  N. Sakai 6 goals |   C. da Silva 4 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Sagan Tosu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 24 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 32 |
| 33 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| 96% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 83% |
| 67% | 75% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 58% | 62% |
| 46% | 67% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 50% | 58% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 38% |
| 12% | 17% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 46% |
| 42% | 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 42% | 33% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.7 | 9.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 7.8 | 9.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 29% | 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 27% | 35% |
- Kashiwa Reysol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 40 | 62 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 19 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -24 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -35 | 15 |