Kashima vs Kashiwa Reysol Prediction & Betting Tips

Form: Kashima flying, Kashiwa Reysol inconsistent

Across their last 20 matches in all competitions, Kashima have won 15, drawn 3 and lost just 2, scoring 42 goals and conceding only 13. That run includes some one-sided score lines, like a 7-1 Champions League win and a 5-0 friendly success, but it shows up in the league too, with wins over Yokohama, Kawasaki and Kobe among others.

Kashima: 20 completed matches; Kashiwa Reysol: 20 completed matches.

Kashima

20 matches

Win

75% 15 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

13

Difference

+29

Kashiwa Reysol

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

21

Difference

+7

Kashiwa Reysol's equivalent run reads very differently: 8 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses from 20 matches, with 28 goals for and 21 against. There have been some eye-catching results, including a 6-2 away win at Kyoto Sanga, but the overall shape of that run is far less settled than Kashima's.

On recent output alone, Kashima look the sharper side heading into this one.

Comparative Team Statistics: Kashima vs Kashiwa Reysol

Head-to-head: Kashima have had the upper hand lately

These two sides have faced each other regularly over the years, and the last five meetings tell a fairly clear story: Kashima have won four of them, with the other finishing level. That includes the most recent clash back in April 2026, when Kashima won 1-0 away at Kashiwa Reysol, and a 2-0 home win the previous February.

Go back further into 2024 and 2025 and the pattern still leans towards Kashima, even in fixtures played away from home.

That recent head-to-head trend runs against what the current standings snapshot would suggest.

Standings: a snapshot that sits oddly with the recent trend

The table numbers available to us show Kashiwa Reysol sitting second with 18 points from eight games, six wins and two losses, while Kashima are eighth with 13 points from the same number of matches, four wins, a draw and three losses. That's a five-point gap in Kashiwa Reysol's favour.

It's worth remembering this is a specific slice of the table rather than the full season picture, and it doesn't sit comfortably alongside either the recent form logs or the head-to-head results, both of which lean towards Kashima.

The standings alone would point one way, but the other evidence complicates that read.

Players to watch

Léo Ceará has been Kashima's main threat, with 10 goals in just 7 matches, a notably sharp scoring rate. A. Čavrić adds a second attacking option with 4 goals in 8 games for Kashima.

Kashima:

Best scorers:

Léo Ceará - 10

A. Čavrić - 4

Best assist providers:

Y. Matsumura - 2

Penalty cards:

K. Misao x 3

R. Hirose x 2

Y. Suzuki x 2

Kashiwa Reysol:

Best scorers:

Y. Segawa - 6

Y. Koizumi - 3

Best assist providers:

Masa - 5

N. Nakagawa - 3

Y. Segawa - 2

Kashiwa Reysol's scoring is more shared around: Y. Segawa leads their list with 6 goals in 8 matches, Y. Koizumi has 3, and Masa has been heavily involved in the build-up with 5 assists in just 5 appearances.

Individually, Kashima's main forward has been the more clinical, but Kashiwa Reysol's creative players have had a hand in plenty of goals too.