In this 12th week match, on Sun May 8th, Kashiwa Reysol will host Urawa Reds in a J-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 3rd placed Kashiwa Reysol is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Junior Santos struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 13th minute, then Kaito Mori tied it up for Kashiwa Reysol in the 70th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 87th minute on a goal by Kaito Mori. Kashiwa Reysol is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while urawa Reds is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Tokyo. Neither Tokyo nor Urawa Reds could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Urawa Reds won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Urawa Reds’s most prolific scorer has been David Moberg Karlsson. The Swedish attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. For Kashiwa Reysol, their top scorers are Mao Hosoya and Kaito Mori, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.