On the 12th of March, in this week 4 match, Kashiwa Reysol plays host to Nagoya Grampus in a J-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. 13th placed Kashiwa Reysol is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Avispa Fukuoka. Lukian struck first for Avispa Fukuoka in the 87th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Kashiwa Reysol was frustrated by Avispa Fukuoka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Avispa Fukuoka ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while nagoya Grampus is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sagan Tosu. Yoichi Naganuma struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 83rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Nagoya Grampus was frustrated by Sagan Tosu’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sagan Tosu ended the match with the shutout victory. Nagoya Grampus is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Nagoya Grampus won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Nagoya Grampus’s most prolific scorer has been Kensuke Nagai. The Japaneese attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Mao Hosoya has been the most prolific scorer on Kashiwa Reysol in his last five matches with two goals.