On Oct 8th, Kashiwa Reysol hosts Cerezo Osaka in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Kashiwa Reysol is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Gamba Osaka. Gamba Osaka had 10 on net, and Kashiwa Reysol had 14, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Kashiwa Reysol is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Cerezo Osaka, recorded a 1-1 draw against Shonan Bellmare. Jean Patric struck first for Cerezo Osaka in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot, but M. Kato got the equalizer for Shonan Bellmare on an own goal in the 6th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot earning Shonan Bellmare a comeback draw. Cerezo Osaka should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
Kashiwa Reysol and Cerezo Osaka last played eachother at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai on the 5th of April. Kashiwa Reysol was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Mao Hosoya struck first for Kashiwa Reysol in the 25th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Cerezo Osaka was frustrated by Kashiwa Reysol’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Kashiwa Reysol ended the match with the shutout victory.
Cerezo Osaka’s top weapon lately has been Jean Patric, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Kashiwa Reysol’s most prolific scorer has been Douglas. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.