The path has mostly gone uphill for Tokushima Vortis so far, and that also applies to Kashiwa Reysol. The bottom dwellers have a chance to get some important points here.
- Kashiwa Reysol haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
It's no vacation for neither Tokushima Vortis 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.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
With 3 J-League wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Tokushima Vortis are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Stress levels are on the rise for Tokushima Vortis's attacking players as they have now played 225 minutes without scoring in a league game. K. Nishiya was their last goal scorer.
The Tokushima fans got no joy from their last match, a J-League game also here at Pocari Sweat Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Urawa Reds (placed 6th). Midfielder Ken Iwao was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.85 (out of ten) in that game. Iwao hit two key passes and had 98 successful passes (of 104 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Kashima Antlers.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Tokushima Vortis as they are travelling to their away game against Avispa Fukuoka in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
Tokushima have scored 11 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Tokushima Vortis have conceded 14 goals.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kashiwa Reysol so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-7 (win-draw-lose). Kashiwa Reysol love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Kashiwa failed to get anything from their last game, a J-League home match vs Sagan Tosu (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-3. Midfielder Cristiano was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.43. Cristiano scored one goal and hit five key passes.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Kawasaki Frontale.After this away game Kashiwa return home for a J-League game against Yokohama. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 15 goals have been conceded by Kashiwa in these games.
Head 2 Head
Tokushima Vortis and Kashiwa Reysol have faced each other before this season: Kashiwa Reysol - Tokushima 5-1. Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Tokushima won zero games, two matches ended in a draw and Kashiwa Reysol managed eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  T. Miyashiro 6 goals |   C. da Silva 5 goals |  T. Kishimoto 3 goals |
Tokushima Vortis missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Tokushima Vortis | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 20 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 33 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 36 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 60% | 54% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 68% |
| 40% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 48% |
| 8% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 16% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 8% |
| 44% | 54% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 52% |
| 16% | 15% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 40% |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 28% | 27% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 22% | 28% |
- Kashiwa Reysol haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 40 | 63 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 59 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 44 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 41 |
| 7 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 36 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 36 |
| 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 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 30 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 24 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -13 | 23 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 22 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -23 | 19 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -24 | 17 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 34 | -37 | 15 |