On the 9th of April, in this week 8 match, Kawasaki Frontale plays host to Kashiwa Reysol in a clash of these two evenly matched J-League teams. Kawasaki Frontale is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Cerezo Osaka. Takashi Inui scored the first goal for Cerezo Osaka in the 13th minute, then Takashi Inui added another in the 28th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Kawasaki Frontale should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Kashiwa Reysol recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Cerezo Osaka. Hosoya struck first for Kashiwa Reysol in the 25th minute on a feed from Matheus Savio, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Cerezo Osaka couldn’t muster any offence and Kashiwa Reysol ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Kashiwa Reysol should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Kawasaki Frontale won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Kashiwa Reysol is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Matheus Savio and Hosoya each having 2 goals in their last five. For Kawasaki Frontale, their top scorers are Miki Yamane and Marcinho, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.