In this week 13 match on the 14th of May, Kashiwa Reysol hosts Gamba Osaka at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium in a clash of these two mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Kashiwa Reysol is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Urawa Reds. Neither Kashiwa Reysol nor Urawa Reds could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Kashiwa Reysol is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Gamba Osaka is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Vissel Kobe. Kwon Kyung-Won scored the first goal for Gamba Osaka in the 81st minute, then Wellington Silva added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Leandro Pereira In the end, Vissel Kobe couldn’t muster any offence and Gamba Osaka ran away with the shutout win. Gamba Osaka is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Kosuke Onose and Wellington Silva are the top scorers for Gamba Osaka in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Kashiwa Reysol’s top weapon lately has been Kaito Mori, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.