Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Kashiwa Reysol (2nd, 75 pts) held a 43-point advantage over Shonan Bellmare (19th, 32 pts). Shonan Bellmare's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Kashiwa Reysol 1.58 scored and 0.89 conceded per game, Shonan Bellmare 0.95 and 1.66, with the league averaging 1.2.
6 games without a win framed Shonan Bellmare's arrival. Over the last five, Kashiwa Reysol had taken 10 of 15 points to Shonan Bellmare's 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 7 Kashiwa Reysol wins, 0 for Shonan Bellmare, 0 draws, at 3.14 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
The match was played at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium (capacity 15,349). Kashiwa Reysol led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Kashiwa Reysol: Tomoya Koyamatsu (44'), Nobuteru Nakagawa (90')
Key stats
Possession: Kashiwa Reysol 69% · Shonan Bellmare 31% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 7-1