National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kashiwa Reysol or Urawa Reds that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Kashiwa was eliminated in the final last season in the Ybc Levain Cup.3-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Kashiwa Reysol so far this season. 1W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Ybc Levain Cup for Kashiwa Reysol. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Yokohama (0-2).
The manager N. Baptista Júnior will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Avispa Fukuoka in only four days.
Kashiwa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium with 9 goals in 5 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Urawa Reds's mission in Ybc Levain Cup last season failed in the group stage.1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Urawa Reds playing as the away team in the J-League this season. Total Ybc Levain Cup statistics for Urawa Reds: 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Urawa have lost on their last two travels.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Shonan Bellmare in the Ybc Levain Cup.
A quick return to home after this game, as Urawa are hosting Vegalta Sendai in the J-League only four days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Urawa Reds's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 5 matches. In the opposite end, Urawa have conceded 8 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Urawa Reds - Kashiwa 0-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Kashiwa victories, one draw and four Urawa Reds wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Goya 4 goals | A. Esaka 2 goals | H. Nakama 2 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Conceded | C | 23 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 52% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 34% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 29% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 35 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Tokushima Vortis | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 6 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -26 | 2 |