Ratchaburi host Kashiwa Reysol in the AFC Champions League. Both sides come into this off fairly mixed campaigns, with wins, draws and losses spread out rather than any long run in either direction.
This is early days in their continental group, and neither has managed a point yet from the opening fixture. That leaves plenty still to work out about where either team stands right now.
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Form: goals at both ends
Kashiwa Reysol's recent run covers J1 League, cup and continental fixtures, and it reads eight wins, two draws and ten losses, with 28 scored and 21 conceded. There have been some big numbers in there, including a 2-6 defeat away at Kyoto Sanga and a heavier win the other way in the reverse fixture.
Ratchaburi: 20 completed matches; Kashiwa Reysol: 20 completed matches.
Ratchaburi
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 36
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- +9
Kashiwa Reysol
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 28
- Conceded
- 21
- Difference
- +7
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai League 1 | Rayong FC | Ratchaburi | 20.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Ratchaburi | SHANGHAI SIPG | 15.09.2026 | 4-6 |
| Thai League 1 | Ratchaburi | Bangkok United | 11.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Thai League 1 | Ayutthaya FC | Ratchaburi | 06.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Thai League 1 | Kanchanaburi | Ratchaburi | 10.05.2026 | 0-1 |
| Thai League 1 | Ratchaburi | Rayong FC | 03.05.2026 | 6-1 |
| Thai League 1 | Chiangrai United | Ratchaburi | 29.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| Thai League 1 | Sukhothai FC | Ratchaburi | 24.04.2026 | 1-2 |
| Thai League 1 | Bangkok United | Ratchaburi | 18.04.2026 | 1-4 |
| Thai League 1 | Lamphun Warrior | Ratchaburi | 11.04.2026 | 1-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor Cup | Kashiwa Reysol | Imabari | 23.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Jeonbuk Motors | Kashiwa Reysol | 16.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Emperor Cup | Kashiwa Reysol | Senshu University | 26.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | JEF United Chiba | Kashiwa Reysol | 01.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| J1 League | Kashiwa Reysol | Kyoto Sanga | 06.06.2026 | 0-1 |
| J1 League | Kyoto Sanga | Kashiwa Reysol | 30.05.2026 | 2-6 |
| J1 League | Kashiwa Reysol | JEF United Chiba | 23.05.2026 | 4-2 |
| J1 League | Yokohama F. Marinos | Kashiwa Reysol | 16.05.2026 | 0-1 |
| J1 League | Kashiwa Reysol | Kawasaki Frontale | 10.05.2026 | 1-0 |
| J1 League | Kashiwa Reysol | Urawa | 06.05.2026 | 0-1 |
Ratchaburi's home sample from Thai League 1 and continental football shows eight wins, five draws and seven losses, with 36 goals for and 27 against. A 6-1 win over Rayong sits alongside a 4-6 loss to Shanghai Port, so goals have tended to follow this side around too.
Matches involving either team have often produced goals at both ends, which is worth keeping in mind.
Comparative Team Statistics: Ratchaburi vs Kashiwa Reysol
Group table: both starting from zero
In the early AFC Champions League standings shown here, Kashiwa Reysol sit 10th and Ratchaburi 13th, and both have lost their opening group game. Ratchaburi's defeat was a high-scoring 6-4, while Kashiwa's was a tighter 2-1.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Region | |||||||
| 1 | Kashima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7/1 | 3 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/1 | 3 |
| 3 | SHANGHAI SIPG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6/4 | 3 |
| 4 | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 3 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 6 | Jeonbuk Motors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 3 |
| 7 | Daejeon Citizen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 8 | Johor Darul Takzim FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 9 | Buriram United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 11 | Port FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ratchaburi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4/6 | 0 |
| 14 | Pohang Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 15 | Công An Nhân Dân | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/4 | 0 |
| 16 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/7 | 0 |
With nobody on points yet from this fixture list, there's an obvious incentive for either side to get something on the board.
Team news: thin on detail
The only individual information available concerns Ratchaburi. C. Poomkaew is credited with an assist from a single match, and T. Limwanasathian picked up a yellow card in one game. That's not enough to say much about form or fitness across the squad, and there's nothing comparable for Kashiwa Reysol here.
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What's likely given the pattern so far
Both teams are looking to respond after an opening loss in this competition, which tends to sharpen focus without necessarily changing how a team plays. Given how open both sides have been domestically, a cautious, goalless script seems less likely than a game with chances at both ends.
Expect goals rather than a tight, low-scoring affair, based on recent patterns from both sides.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roque Mesa | Spain | 37 | Midfielder | 172 | 74 |
| Tana | Spain | 36 | Midfielder | 169 | 73 |
| Jonathan Viera | Spain | 36 | Midfielder | 171 | 66 |
| Bruno Mendes | Brazil | 32 | Attacker | 184 | 82 |
| S. van Wermeskerken | Japan | 32 | Defender | 178 | 71 |
| J. Curran | Philippines | 30 | Defender | 182 | 78 |
| T. Limwanasathian | Thailand | 33 | Midfielder | 171 | 70 |
| K. Phatomakkakul | Thailand | 34 | Goalkeeper | 182 | 79 |
| U. Wongmeema | Thailand | 35 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 83 |
| C. Poomkaew | Thailand | 28 | Midfielder | 169 | 67 |
| E. Panya | Thailand | 26 | Midfielder | 169 | 66 |
| A. Promrak | Thailand | 32 | Defender | 175 | 74 |
| S. Allardice | Scotland | 28 | Midfielder | 181 cm | 77 kg |
| Rafael Bilu | Brazil | 27 | Midfielder | 174 | n/a |
| S. Panthong | Thailand | 29 | Midfielder | 177 cm | 66 kg |
| N. Lakhonphon | Thailand | 26 | Goalkeeper | 180 cm | 81 kg |
| Tarek Aggoun | France | 28 | Defender | ||
| J. Khemdee | Thailand | 24 | Defender | 191 | 68 |
| P. Sangkasopha | Thailand | 19 | Midfielder | 180 | 66 |
| D. Ting | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Kojima | Japan | 29 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 80 |
| K. Endo | Japan | 28 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| T. Inukai | Japan | 33 | Defender | 182 | 77 |
| K. Yuruki | Japan | 31 | Midfielder | 183 | 70 |
| D. Sugioka | Japan | 28 | Defender | 182 | 75 |
| H. Noda | Japan | 29 | Defender | 181 | 73 |
| H. Mitsumaru | Japan | 33 | Defender | 172 | 69 |
| R. Harakawa | Japan | 33 | Midfielder | 175 | 72 |
| Y. Kakita | Japan | 29 | Attacker | 187 | 78 |
| T. Wakahara | Japan | 26 | Goalkeeper | 185 cm | 88 kg |
| T. Koga | Japan | 27 | Defender | 182 | 76 |
| Y. Segawa | Japan | 32 | Attacker | 170 | 67 |
| M. Hosoya | Japan | 25 | Attacker | 177 | 69 |
| S. Toshima | Japan | 31 | Midfielder | 170 | 66 |
| Y. Koizumi | Japan | 30 | Attacker | 172 | 63 |
| K. Nagai | Japan | 31 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 79 |
| Y. Konishi | Japan | 28 | Midfielder | 169 | 66 |
| Masa | Japan | 27 | Midfielder | 168 | 64 |
| H. Nakama | Japan | 34 | Midfielder | 170 | 64 |
| S. Fujio | Japan | 25 | Attacker | 184 | 79 |
Both teams have shown they can score and both have shown they can leak goals, which makes this hard to call as a tight, controlled contest. Add in that neither has points yet in this group, and there's real incentive for both to push forward.
Without a quoted market to test against that pattern, we're better off holding off here rather than manufacturing a pick just for the sake of it.
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