Fixate on their own tactics or make adjustments according to the opponent? Both Kashiwa Reysol and Vegalta Sendai have to try something more original than what they have done so far. Read more!
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
This has all the signs of an interesting game with lots of action and energy as both teams are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Kashiwa Reysol at their home stadium (SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium) is 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 defeats.
Kashiwa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Gamba Osaka. Hiromu Mitsumaru was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Mitsumaru hit seven key passes and won 1 of 3 duels.
Preceding that match was the home game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima that was lost 0-3.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Kashiwa have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won five times, drawn two and lost two.
Kashiwa has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kashiwa defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vegalta Sendai so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-8 (win-draw-lose).
Home advantage was not enough for Vegalta Sendai in their previous game, as they lost their J-League-match, hosting Tokushima Vortis, 0-1. Koji Hachisuka was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.42. The defender Hachisuka hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Shimizu S-Pulse wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Vegalta are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, zero draws and eleven defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vegalta as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. For Vegalta Sendai, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the records show this recent fixture: Vegalta Sendai - Kashiwa 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Kashiwa wins - draws - Vegalta Sendai wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. da Silva 6 goals |   T. Nishimura 5 goals | M. Hosoya 3 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Vegalta Sendai missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 30 | 17 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 42 | 25 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 30 | 49 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 87% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 63% |
| 50% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 43% |
| 13% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 27% |
| 7% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 50% |
| 17% | 13% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 20% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 43% |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 9.9 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 35% | 77% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 25% | 22% |
- Kashiwa Reysol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vegalta Sendai have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 65 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 45 | 75 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 38 | 66 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 57 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 54 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 54 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 53 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 51 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 46 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 46 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 42 |
| 11 | Cerezo Osaka | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 39 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 39 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | -12 | 33 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -15 | 29 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -6 | 27 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -21 | 26 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -26 | 22 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 30 | -28 | 21 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 40 | -42 | 19 |