Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashiwa Reysol, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Kawasaki Frontale vs Kashiwa Reysol — J. League at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium.
- Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Kashiwa Reysol 18 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jumpei Iida
- Referee Hajime Matsuo
- Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
- Referee Yuki Tsukakoshi
- Referee Naoto Uehara
3 games this season
🟨 2.3/game
⚽ 4.0 goals/game
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 Tokyo | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar | Kashiwa Reysol | H | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Mar | Tokushima Vortis | H | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Mar | Vegalta Sendai | A | 5–1 | W |
| 03 Mar | Cerezo Osaka FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 26 Feb | Yokohama F.Marinos | H | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Dec | Kashiwa Reysol | A | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 0–1 | L |
| 10 Mar | Nagoya Grampus | H | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Mar | Shonan Bellmare | H | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Feb | Cerezo Osaka FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Dec | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 2–3 | L |
| 16 Dec | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Kawasaki Frontale | Kashiwa Reysol | |
|---|---|---|
| #14 | Position | #17 |
| 28 | Points | 20 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 10 / 0 / 8 | W / D / L | 7 / 0 / 11 |
| 38 | Scored | 24 |
| 40 | Conceded | 25 |
| -2 | GD | -1 |
| 1.56 | PPG | 1.11 |
| 56% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
48%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
H2H (25 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
8%
Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
Kawasaki Frontale this season
23%
Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season
Kashiwa Reysol this season
Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Kashiwa Reysol are 17th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/4
46-60
6/3
61-75
8/1
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Kawasaki Frontale
| Marcinho | 8 G | 3 A |
| Yasuto Wakizaka | 4 G | 4 A |
| Tatsuya Ito | 3 G | 3 A |
| Pedro Romano | 3 G | |
| Lazar Romanic | 2 G |
Kashiwa Reysol
| Yusuke Segawa | 7 G | 2 A |
| Hinata Yamauchi | 5 G | |
| Yoshio Koizumi | 4 G | 5 A |
| Keita Endo | 4 G | 1 A |
| Tojiro Kubo | 4 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Kashiwa Reysol are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 20' Kawasaki Frontale have won 583 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashiwa Reysol's shape.
- 35' Kashiwa Reysol started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 37' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a Yellow card on 37.
- 42' Kashiwa Reysol come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 46' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Koki Tsukagawa on, Joao Schmidt off on 46 minutes.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 452 games and scored 583 goals.
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 61' Takumi Kamijima has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 64' Leandro Damiao is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yu Kobayashi at the 64 minute mark.
- 69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Kashiwa Reysol are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 70' Hiroto Goya makes way for Mao Hosoya at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashiwa Reysol.
- 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ippei Shinozuka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
- 80' Akihiro Ienaga has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
- 84' Ippei Shinozuka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristiano at the 84 minute mark.
- 87' The Kashiwa Reysol manager makes a substitution. Keiya Shiihashi departs to be replaced by Hidekazu Otani.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Kawasaki Frontale Lineups
Starting XI
-
6
Joao Schmidt ↓ Koki Tsukagawa 46'
- 7
-
11
Yu Kobayashi ↓ Leandro Damiao 64'
- 1
-
16
Tatsuya Hasegawa ↓ Kaoru Mitoma 46'
- 41
- 8
- 25
- 13
- 28
- 47
Bench
- 4
-
9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 64'
- 27
-
3
Koki Tsukagawa ↑ 46'
-
18
Kaoru Mitoma ↑ 46'
- 19
-
22
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 46'
Coach
Toru Oniki
Kashiwa Reysol Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 26
- 17
- 20
- 6
-
9
Cristiano ↓ Ippei Shinozuka 84'
- 10
- 44
- 15
-
19
Hiroto Goya ↓ Mao Hosoya 70'
-
33
Hayato Nakama ↓ Fumiya Unoki 84'
Bench
-
31
Ippei Shinozuka ↑ 84'
- 16
- 4
-
7
Hidekazu Otani ↑ 87'
- 25
-
35
Mao Hosoya ↑ 70'
-
37
Fumiya Unoki ↑ 84'
Coach
Nelson Baptista
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Akihiro Ienaga | 6 |
| Yasuto Wakizaka | 4 |
| Leandro Damiao | 3 |
| Yu Kobayashi | 3 |
| Yuki Kakita | 2 |
| Hinata Yamauchi | 2 |
| Shin Yamada | 2 |
| Lazar Romanic | 2 |
Head to Head
Kawasaki Frontale Form
2021-03-13
Kawasaki Frontale
1–0
Kashiwa Reysol
W
2021-03-10
Kawasaki Frontale
2–0
Tokushima Vortis
W
2021-03-06
Vegalta Sendai
1–5
Kawasaki Frontale
W
2021-03-03
Kawasaki Frontale
3–2
Cerezo Osaka FC
W
2021-02-26
Kawasaki Frontale
2–0
Yokohama F.Marinos
W
2020-12-19
Kashiwa Reysol
2–3
Kawasaki Frontale
W
Kashiwa Reysol Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.73
Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92
Kashiwa Reysol xG
I would bet for:
Kawasaki Frontale to win 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kawasaki Frontale win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
84%
Draw or Kashiwa Reysol
40%
Kawasaki Frontale or Kashiwa Reysol
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
9%
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
2.6%
Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale
| Handicap | Kawasaki Frontale covers | Push | Kashiwa Reysol covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 17% | 69% |
| -1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -1 | 31% | 24% | 45% |
| -0.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 12% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
41%
✗
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

