Kashiwa Reysol vs Kawasaki Frontale Prediction: A tough match ahead.

Kashiwa Reysol will host Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday at the Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium in the 2022 J1 League Round 30 match. Match details and analysis are given below.

Kashiwa Reysol lost their most recent J1 League match against Urawa Red Diamonds by a score of 4-1 and will be trying to bounce back this Sunday. In that match, Kashiwa Reysol had 35% of the ball and attempted eight shots, with five being on target. A goal by Mao Hosoya in the 89th minute gave Kashiwa Reysol their only goal. The 25 shots attempted by Urawa Red Diamonds were only 10 percent effective. For Urawa Red Diamonds, the scorers were Yusuke Matsuo in the 7 minutes, Alex Schalk in 24 minutes, Tetsuya Chinen in 57 minutes, and Alexander Scholz in 85 minutes. In recent matches against Kashiwa Reysol, heavy scoring has become the norm. A total of 28 goals were scored, averaging 4.67 goals per game in the last half-dozen meetings, with 11 of the goals credited to Kashiwa Reysol.

Going into this game, Kawasaki Frontale has a fantastic away record against Kashiwa Reysol, having not lost to them in their last five league encounters. Kawasaki Frontale's most recent J1 League match ended in a 1-1 stalemate with Nagoya Grampus. Kawasaki Frontale had 59% possession and seven shots on goal in that game, with 2 of them finding the back of the net. Kawasaki Frontales 'Kento Tachibanada, in the 61st minute, scored the team's lone goal. There were ten shots on goal for Nagoya Grampus, with three on targets. Nagoya Grampus got their goal from Sho Inagaki in the 74th minute. Kawasaki Frontale has now scored 16 goals in their last six games. Kawasaki Frontale has scored in every single one of their matches. They have scored also scored an own goal five times throughout that span. That said, we will see if that trend continues into the following game.

On April 9, 2022, in their last meeting, during day 8 of the J1 League season, Kawasaki Frontale defeated Kashiwa Reysol, 1-0. A total of 14 goals were scored between the two teams during these contests, with Reysol contributing, scoring just three. When reviewing their head-to-head interactions beginning from March 11, 2018, Kashiwa Reysol's performance has been largely negative. Kawasaki Frontale, on the other hand, has maintained the upper hand throughout, winning 83% of those matches. As a whole, the team has scored 2.33 goals per contest. Kashiwa Reysol have not won against Kawasaki Frontale in their last 9 league matches, also the host have not won at home in their last 2 league games.