Kashiwa Reysol will host Kawasaki Frontale at the Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side have endured a difficult run of form in the league in recent weeks and now sit 13th in the league table with 29 points from 23 matches.
They were beaten 2-1 by Nagoya Grampus in their last match, with Matheus Savio opening the scoring after just seven minutes before their opponents turned the game on its head in the second half.
Kawasaki Frontale have not fared any better than their opponents in the league this season. They played out a 1-1 draw against Cerezo Osaka in their last match, heading into the break a goal up following a Marcinho strike before their opponents scored a late and largely deserved leveller in the second half.
The visitors sit a place and four points behind their weekend opponents in the league table and will be looking to reduce that gap with a win on Saturday.
Kashiwa Reysol vs Kawasaki Frontale Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 40 meetings between Kashiwa and Kawasaki. The hosts have won 14 of those games while the visitors have won 16 times.
- There have been 10 draws between the two teams including their most recent matchup which ended 1-1.
- The visitors are undefeated in their last 13 games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2017.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last seven games across all competitions.
- Kawasaki have picked up just eight points on the road in the Japanese top flight this season. Only Consadole Sapporo (3) have managed fewer.
Kashiwa Reysol vs Kawasaki Frontale Prediction
Kashiwa's latest result ended a three-game winning streak and they will be looking to bounce back here. They have won three of their last four home matches and will be hopeful of a positive result this weekend.
Kawasaki are on a seven-game winless streak and have won just one of their last 10 league outings. They are without a win on the road since February and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 Kawasaki Frontale
Kashiwa Reysol vs Kawasaki Frontale Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Kashiwa Reysol to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Each of the last eight matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just three of their last eight matchups)