Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Kashiwa Reysol in 7th and Vissel Kobe in 9th place.
The hosts Kashiwa Reysol saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Nabisco Cup. That game was an away game at Yokohama F. Marinos, so at least Kashiwa are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. That’s what Kashiwa Reysol have to build on here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium in the J-League.
Happy days for Kashiwa in their previous game, a Nabisco Cup match away at Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 6th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. In the game before, an away victory in the J-League match versus Yokohama with a 3-0 scoreline.
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 Kashiwa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost four.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Kashiwa, as the J-League home game vs Urawa Reds is only four days away.
Goals decide football matches and Kashiwa are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 10 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
The visitors are W4-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the J-League. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Vissel hope to make it five in this match.
Vissel Kobe play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 6th). Before that, Vissel Kobe secured a home win against Nagoya Grampus with the score 1-0.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vissel playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were three Vissel Kobe wins, five draws and four defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Oita Trinita in just four days.
Vissel has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 10 games. Vissel have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Vissel Kobe - Kashiwa 2-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Kashiwa wins - draws - Vissel Kobe wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 19 goals |  K. Furuhashi 11 goals | D. Chagas Matos 6 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 38 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 39 |
| 28 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 37 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 96% |
| 80% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 70% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 65% |
| 50% | 70% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 48% |
| 25% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 26% |
| 65% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 30% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 219 | 132 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 92 | 249 |
| 91 | 53 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 41 | 107 |
| 37% | 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | 31% |
- Kashiwa Reysol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kashiwa Reysol haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 43 | 56 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 42 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 20 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -17 | 12 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -20 | 12 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 9 |