The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Kashiwa Reysol are in the 7th position while the guesting Vegalta Sendai worry at 13th.
It's no vacation for neither Kashiwa Reysol nor Vegalta Sendai 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.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Kashiwa Reysol have managed 2 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.
A good away victory last time out for Kashiwa Reysol, who won 4-0 against Urawa Reds (placed 6th). Before that, Kashiwa had a home game versus Shonan Bellmare which ended with a victory 3-2.
As mentioned above, Kashiwa "killed" Urawa Reds in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
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 Reysol have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won seven times, drawn two and lost five.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Kashiwa Reysol's attacking play is working. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Kashiwa with 8 goals conceded in these matches.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
Vegalta Sendai are still undefeated on their travels in the J-League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Home advantage was not enough for Vegalta in their previous game, as they lost their J-League-match, hosting Kawasaki Frontale, 2-3. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Consadole Sapporo.
A huge disappointment for Vegalta in their last match (vs Kawasaki Frontale). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat.
Vegalta are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and six defeats. From a total of ten matches.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Vegalta Sendai has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Kashiwa Reysol zero wins, three draws and Vegalta Sendai seven victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 26 goals |  C. da Silva 19 goals | A. Esaka 11 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Vegalta Sendai missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 83% |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 83% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 5.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | 52 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 16 | 68 |
| 20 | 19 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 45% | 42% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 36% |
- Kashiwa Reysol have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Kashiwa Reysol have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vegalta Sendai have scored away.
- Kashiwa Reysol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vegalta Sendai have not yet lost a game away.
- Vegalta Sendai have scored in all their matches so far.
- Vegalta Sendai have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Vegalta Sendai 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 5 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 1 |