| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kashiwa Reysol | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12/15 | 10-4 |
| Beijing Renhe | 2 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6/6 | 5-1 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2013-04-23
Kashiwa Reysol had won three straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Kashiwa Hitachi Stadium in Kashiwa, capacity 15,900, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
