In this week 17 match on the 18th of June, Kashiwa Reysol hosts Vissel Kobe in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. Kashiwa Reysol is fresh off their 3-1 win against Shimizu S-Pulse. Matheus Savio struck first for Kashiwa Reysol in the 13th minute, then Mao Hosoya added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Taiyo Koga. Kashiwa Reysol is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while vissel Kobe is fresh off their 4-1 win against Consadole Sapporo. Tetsushi Yamakawa struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 17th minute, but Douglas got the equalizer for Consadole Sapporo in the 59th minute. Vissel Kobe looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Ryuho Kikuchi and Yoshinori Muto have been the hottest scorers for Vissel Kobe in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Kashiwa Reysol is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kaito Mori and Mao Hosoya each having 2 goals in their last five.