Kashiwa Reysol and Gamba Osaka meet at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium, in a match for the 15th round of the J1 League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 06‑05‑2020, in a match for the J ‑ League Cup which ended in a draw by (-). In this game the home factor may be decisive, as Kashiwa Reysol presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Kashiwa Reysol :
The home team is currently in 5th place, with 23 points won, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Kashima Antlers by (2‑3). In the last match, they won in an away match against Shimizu S ‑ Pulse by (1‑2). This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have registered 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins and 5 losses in their stadium. For the championship, Kashiwa Reysol won 9 points out of 21 possible, after 3 wins and 4 losses in the last 7 games they played in their stadium. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 15 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 14 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 15 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 8 of their 21 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Kashiwa have a direct match on the table in this round. Both teams have 23 points, however, El Gamba Osaka has one game less. The campaigns are also similar, which makes the showdown balanced. Indoors, the team tries to show its strength to try to touch the first three of the competition. The game promises to be tough, but Kashiwa has a repertoire to come out with victory.
Gamba Osaka :
The visiting team is currently in 6th position, with 23 points won, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Tokyo by (1‑3). In the last match, they won away against Vegalta Sendai by (1‑4). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in his stadium.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 6 away matches. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 12 of the last 13 matches have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 13 games in this tournament, he conceded the first goal 6 times, but got the comeback in 2. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 13 away games for all competitions: he scored 9 of his 24 goals between minutes (0 ‘ -fifteen’).
Gamba Osaka thrashed, playing away from home, on the last day and came confident for this confrontation. The team also tries to get closer to the top positions. If he wins, in addition to climbing the board, he makes the opponent park and lose important points at home. Kashiwa hasn’t done very well in recent games in his domains, which could be an advantage for Osaka. A draw can already be a good result.
