Shimizu S ‑ Pulse and Kashiwa Reysol meet at IAI Stadium Nihondaira, in a match for the 14th round of the J1 League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 2 wins and 1 loss in the last 3 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 28‑04‑2018, for the J1 League, which ended with the victory of Shimizu S ‑ Pulse by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by Jong Tae ‑ Se (38 ‘) and K. Kitagawa (41’), for Shimizu S ‑ Pulse, and Cristiano (40 ‘), for Kashiwa Reysol.
Shimizu :
The home team is currently in 16th position, with 9 points won, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Yokohama by (2‑3). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Kawasaki Frontale by (5‑0). For the championship, Shimizu S ‑ Pulse won 6 points out of 21 possible, after 2 victories and 5 defeats in the last 7 matches they played in their stadium. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 26 of the last 38 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 13 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never managed to come back. In the last 17 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 17 of their 42 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
The campaign presented by Shimizu S Pulse is quite lazy and being at the bottom of the table is nothing new. In order to get out of the last places, you will have to show more efficiency in your games. This is said, because only with good results can you gain positions. Therefore, you have to take advantage of the duels in your stadium to win.
Kashiwa Reysol :
The visiting team is currently in 7th position, with 20 points won, after 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Oita Trinita, by (0‑0). In the last match, they lost at home to Kashima Antlers by (2‑3). In their last match, for the J ‑ League Cup, they beat Cerezo Osaka away by (0‑3). In their last 6 away matches for the championship, Kashiwa Reysol registers 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, for which they have won 11 points out of 18 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 9 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (31’ ‑ 45 ‘).
Kashiwa Reysol is in a position to obtain a better position than the current one, but it will have to stop swinging. From now on, the ideal is that you win the home games and look for some points outside your stadium. When he faces an opponent from a weaker campaign, he is capable of winning if he plays with quality. So if you drop your head and work hard, you can achieve what you want. At no time can you disrespect your opponent, as it can get complicated.
