Their impending J. League Cup match sees Renofa Yamaguchi going into battle with opponents Kashiwa Reysol on Wednesday.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Renofa Yamaguchi v Kashiwa Reysol game (plus the best game odds).
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Renofa Yamaguchi
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Renofa Yamaguchi, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 1-0 J2 League victory vs Montedio Yamagata.
Ryo Shigaki's Renofa Yamaguchi have hit the target 5 times over their past six outings. Conversely, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 9.
Kashiwa Reysol
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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Machida Zelvia in J1 League action, Kashiwa Reysol and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Kashiwa Reysol had 65% possession and 8 shots on goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Kashiwa Reysol was Taiyo Koga (16' Own goal). For their opponents, Machida Zelvia got 13 shots on goal with 3 on target. Kotaro Hayashi (4') and Sang-ho Na (45') scored for Machida Zelvia.
Ricardo Rodríguez's Kashiwa Reysol have slotted home 8 times throughout their previous 6 matches. The aggregate of goals that they have conceded during that same period equals 5.
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Head to head
The previous league game between the two was J2 League match day 27 on 10/08/2019 when the final score was Kashiwa Reysol 4-1 Renofa Yamaguchi.
The referee was Toru Kakinuma.
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Team News: Renofa Yamaguchi
There aren’t many personnel worries, with just one fitness concern for the Renofa Yamaguchi boss Ryo Shigaki to be concerned with from an otherwise complete set of players. Kota Kawano (Cruciate ligament injury) will miss out.
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Team News: Kashiwa Reysol
Thanks to a largely healthy group, there’s just the one fitness worry for the Kashiwa Reysol manager Ricardo Rodríguez to be concerned with. Daiki Sugioka (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
We believe that Renofa Yamaguchi may not find it easy to see themselves scoring against this Kashiwa Reysol lineup who should score one, at least.
We’re going for a good battle with a 0-1 winning margin for Kashiwa Reysol at the end of the match.
Let’s see.
Peter Guest,
13:02 19/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Renofa Yamaguchi
Formed: 2006
Stadium: Ishin Me-Life Stadium (15,115)
Captain: Masashi Kamekawa
Chairman: Hirofumi Watanabe
Manager: Ryo Shigaki
Competitions: J2 League position 18, J. League Cup (3rd Round)
🔑 Star Man: Toa Suenaga
Typically taking to the field in the Striker position, Toa Suenaga was born in Yamaguchi, Japan. Having made a first senior appearance for Renofa Yamaguchi in the 2024 season, the accomplished Forward has contributed 3 league goals in the J2 League 2025 campaign so far in a total of 13 appearances.