Thursday , 2 July 2026

Kashiwa Reysol vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Kashiwa Reysol
2 – 3
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 19 Dec 2020 · 05:00 UTC Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Y 21' Tatsuya Hasegawa
Takuma Ominami 27' Y
Y 41' Kazuya Yamamura
Y 90' Hidemasa Morita

Overview

Match Preview

Kashiwa Reysol vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jumpei Iida
  • Referee Takumi Takagi
  • Referee Masaki Tsuruoka
  • Referee Hiroki Katsumata

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

8
7
9
Kashiwa Reysol 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-19 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-07-11 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-11-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-05-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-03-31 Kashiwa Reysol 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kashiwa Reysol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Kawasaki Frontale H 2–3 L
16 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W
12 Dec Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D
09 Dec Oita FC Trinita H 1–1 D
05 Dec Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L
01 Dec Vegalta Sendai A 2–0 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Dec Kashiwa Reysol A 3–2 W
16 Dec Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–1 W
12 Dec Sagan Tosu FC A 1–1 D
05 Dec Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–2 D
25 Nov Gamba Osaka H 5–0 W
21 Nov Oita FC Trinita A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Kashiwa Reysol Kawasaki Frontale
#17 Position #14
20 Points 28
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
24 Scored 38
25 Conceded 40
-1 GD -2
1.11 PPG 1.56
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season
11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Kashiwa Reysol are 17th (20 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
2/2
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/3
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Kashiwa Reysol welcome Kawasaki Frontale for this crunch clash at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kengo Kitazume, as he is very good at scoring at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 14' A goal from the Kenya international Michael Olunga! He fires home on 14 to make it 1-0!
  • 19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 21' Tatsuya Hasegawa picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 26' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashiwa Reysol and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 27' That is a Yellow card for Kashiwa Reysol. Takuma Ominami will be fuming at that decision.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashiwa Reysol is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' Kawasaki Frontale has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 41' Kazuya Yamamura was booked on 41.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Kaoru Mitoma. He replaces Tatsuya Hasegawa on 46 minute.
  • 46' Yusuke Segawa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 48' What a strike from Akihiro Ienaga! The score is 2-1.
  • 53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kashiwa Reysol and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Leandro Damiao doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' The whistle greets Ataru Esaka as he departs to be replaced by Hayato Nakama.
  • 69' Takuma Ominami has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' The 38-year-old Tatsuya Yamashita has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' The whistle greets Michael Olunga as he departs to be replaced by Hiroto Goya.
  • 78' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Leandro Damiao trudges off to be replaced by Yu Kobayashi on 78 minutes.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Kashiwa Reysol — Yusuke Kobayashi on, Hidekazu Otani off on 79 minutes.
  • 81' GOAL! Akihiro Ienaga fires home to make it 2-3!
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 439 games and scored 556 goals.
  • 90' Kawasaki Frontale player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The whistle greets Kyohei Noborizato as he departs to be replaced by Shogo Taniguchi.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelson Baptista

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Akihiro Ienaga 6
Yasuto Wakizaka 4
Leandro Damiao 3
Yu Kobayashi 3
Yuki Kakita 2
Shin Yamada 2
Lazar Romanic 2
Kosuke Kinoshita 1

Head to Head

2020-12-19 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-07-11 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-11-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-05-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-03-31 Kashiwa Reysol 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2020-12-19 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-12-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-12-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol D 2020-12-09 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Oita FC Trinita D 2020-12-05 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-12-01 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-12-19 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-12-16 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-12-12 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-25 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka W 2020-11-21 Oita FC Trinita 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 Kashiwa Reysol xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Kashiwa Reysol or Kawasaki Frontale 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kashiwa Reysol32% Draw26% Kawasaki Frontale42%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Kashiwa Reysol or Draw
59%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
68%
Kashiwa Reysol or Kawasaki Frontale
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kashiwa Reysol26% Draw43% Kawasaki Frontale31%
Actual: Kashiwa Reysol win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Kashiwa Reysol

Handicap Kashiwa Reysol covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.