Nagoya Grampus will host Kashiwa Reysol at the Toyota Stadium on Sunday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side have endured a poor run of results in the league of late and have rapidly dropped in the league table, finding themselves in 12th place with 27 points from 22 games.
They were beaten 1-0 by league leaders Machida Zelvia in their last match and could have no real complaints about the result after managing just one shot on target throughout the game.
Kashiwa Reysol have not fared much better than their weekend opponents in the league this season, although they seem to have found good form in recent weeks. They picked up a 3-2 win over FC Tokyo in their last league outing before beating Tsukuba University 2-1 in the Emperor's Cup on Wednesday.
The visitors sit a place and two points above their weekend opponents in the league table and will be looking to widen that gap with maximum points on Sunday.
Nagoya Grampus vs Kashiwa Reysol Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 60 meetings between Nagoya and Kashiwa. The hosts have won 30 of those games while the visitors have won 18 times. There have been 12 draws between the two teams.
- The hosts are undefeated in their last four games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last four games in this fixture.
- The Grampus have scored 22 goals in the J1 League this season. Only Kyoto Sanga (20) and Consadole Sapporo (16) have managed fewer.
- Kashiwa have picked up just three league clean sheets all season. Only Shonan Bellmare (1) have picked up fewer in the Japanese top-flight.
Nagoya Grampus vs Kashiwa Reysol Prediction
Nagoya are on a four-game losing streak and have now lost five of their last six games across all competitions. They have won just one of their last five home games and could struggle here.
Kashiwa Reysol, meanwhile, have won their last three games on the bounce after winning just one of their previous nine. They are in much better form than their weekend opponents and should come out on top here.
Prediction: Nagoya Grampus 0-1 Kashiwa Reysol
Nagoya Grampus vs Kashiwa Reysol Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Kashiwa Reysol to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Each of the last five 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 two of their last seven matchups)