Albirex Niigata will arrive at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium on Saturday for the J1 League fixture with home team Kashiwa Reysol.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Kashiwa Reysol v Albirex Niigata can be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Kashiwa Reysol
DDWDWW 📈
Kashiwa Reysol, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 J1 League triumph vs Shonan Bellmare.
In that match, Kashiwa Reysol had 49% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Kashiwa Reysol was Yuki Kakita (48'). Shonan Bellmare got 15 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.
Under three goals per match were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Kashiwa Reysol have been participants. Regarding the goal weighting from that period, opposition teams scored a total of 4 and Kashiwa Reysol got themselves 7.
Leading up to this clash, Kashiwa Reysol:
- have not been beaten in the league by Albirex Niigata in their previous 11 matches. Quite a long unbeaten run against them.
- have not registered a win against Albirex Niigata in their previous 5 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches at home.
Albirex Niigata
DLWWDL ⚖
Following on from a loss in their previous game against Kyoto Sanga in J1 League competition, Albirex Niigata and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Albirex Niigata managed 49% possession and 14 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Albirex Niigata was Ken Yamura (19'). Kyoto Sanga had 9 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Rafael Elias (72') and Masaya Okugawa (86') scored for Kyoto Sanga.
Daisuke Kimori's Albirex Niigata have seen their goal attempts be successful a total of 7 times in the course of their most recent 6 matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes equals 6.
Leading up to this clash, Albirex Niigata:
- have not beaten Kashiwa Reysol in games played away from home for the previous 10 matches in the league. A really bad run.
- have not been beaten by Kashiwa Reysol when they've played them away from home in the last 4 league matches. A very good run of results for them.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 05/04/2023, there has been little to separate the clubs with Kashiwa Reysol winning 1 of those games, Albirex Niigata 1 and 4 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
A combined sum of 11 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them from Reysol and 6 created by Albirex. That is an average goals per game value of 1.83.
The last league game featuring these sides was J1 League match day 36 on 09/11/2024 which ended up with the score at Kashiwa Reysol 1-1 Albirex Niigata.
On that occasion, Kashiwa Reysol managed 28% possession and 8 shots on goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Mao Hosoya (74').
On the other side, Albirex Niigata got 10 shots at goal with 1 on target. Soya Fujiwara (94') scored.
The referee was Yusuke Araki.
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Team News: Kashiwa Reysol
There’s just a single fitness concern for the Kashiwa Reysol gaffer Ricardo Rodríguez to be concerned about from an otherwise complete group of players. Daiki Sugioka (Hamstring injury) misses out.
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Prediction
We feel that Albirex Niigata will have to work hard as a team to find the net against this Kashiwa Reysol outfit who we think should score one, at least.
We’re therefore expecting a 1-0 win for Kashiwa Reysol at the end of the 90 minutes.
Should be interesting.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
In terms of the bookies’ odds in the win-draw-win market, victory for Kashiwa Reysol can be had for 2.2, backing a drawn result is 3.2 & putting your money on the win for Albirex Niigata gets you 3.5. They’re the best market prices offered at the current time.
Renata Leite,
12:11 22/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Kashiwa Reysol
Formed: 1940
Stadium: Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium (15,109)
Captain: Tomoya Inukai
Chairman: Kazunobu Yamazaki
Manager: Ricardo Rodríguez
Competitions: J1 League position 2, J. League Cup (3rd Round)
🔑 Star Player: Yoshio Koizumi
Regularly deployed in the Centre Midfield position, Yoshio Koizumi was born in Japan. Having played his first senior match for Urawa Red Diamonds in the 2021 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has managed 2 league goals in this J1 League 2025 campaign to date in 11 appearances.