Match Report
Before the match
Kashiwa Reysol came into the game with three wins and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring 12 goals and conceding ten. A 4-2 win at home to Vissel Kobe (9 October) was their most recent result.
J1 League, 9 October brought a home meeting with Vissel Kobe; Kashiwa Reysol won 4-2, a return of four goals scored and two conceded. Kashiwa Reysol visited Machida Zelvia on 20 September (J1 League) and won 4-2; their goals totalled four, compared with two conceded. Jeonbuk Motors hosted Kashiwa Reysol (AFC Champions League) on 16 September. For Kashiwa Reysol, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 3-2 was Kashiwa Reysol's result against Kyoto Sanga on 11 September (J1 League), playing away from home; Kashiwa Reysol won, with three scored to two conceded. The 6 September fixture (J1 League) paired Kashiwa Reysol with Yokohama F. Marinos. Kashiwa Reysol lost 0-2 at home, netting zero goals while conceding two.
Port FC's previous five results comprised one win, one draw and three defeats. Their goal totals were 7 scored and 8 conceded. Vissel Kobe were their latest opponents, at home on 16 September: a 2-1 defeat; their biggest win in that spell was 5-1 away to Guangzhou Evergrande FC on 9 July 2021.
Port FC hosted Vissel Kobe on 16 September (AFC Champions League) and lost 1-2; their goals totalled one, compared with two conceded. Hangzhou Greentown hosted Port FC (AFC Champions League) on 22 August 2023. For Port FC, the score was 0-1: zero goals scored, one allowed. 0-3 was Port FC's result against Ulsan Hyundai FC on 15 March 2022 (AFC Champions League), playing away from home; Port FC lost, with zero scored to three conceded. The 9 July 2021 fixture (AFC Champions League) paired Port FC with Guangzhou Evergrande FC. Port FC won 5-1 away from home, netting five goals while conceding one. Playing at home against Kitchee (AFC Champions League), Port FC finished 1-1 on 6 July 2021. Their score comprised one goal, against one from the opposition.
After the match
Kashiwa Reysol overwhelmed Port FC 5-1 at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium, Kashiwa on 14 October 2026. Tojiro Kubo opened the scoring inside the first 3 minutes for Kashiwa Reysol, set up by Kenshin Yuba, to make it 1-0. Yuki Kakita added to the tally inside the first 10 minutes for Kashiwa Reysol to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Kashiwa Reysol extended the lead through Riki Harakawa from the penalty spot inside the first 15 minutes to make it 3-0. Koya Yuruki scored the 4th goal for Kashiwa Reysol in the 26th minute as they extended the lead to make it 4-0. Kashiwa Reysol extended the lead in the 28th minute; the match's 5th goal came through Hinata Yamauchi, set up by Nobuteru Nakagawa, to make it 5-0. Manuel Bihr got one back 64 minutes into the game for Port FC, set up by Chaiyaphon Otton, to make it 1-5. Yusei Yamanouchi (85') was booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Kashiwa Reysol 145 points stronger than Port FC. Kashiwa Reysol: 66.7% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. On current ratings the model puts Kashiwa Reysol at around 2.62 gols in this pairing; they scored 5 here. Port FC's current recorded form ends with 4 consecutive defeats in the 2020/21 AFC Champions League, the 2021/22 AFC Champions League, the 2023/24 AFC Champions League and the 2026/27 AFC Champions League. Expected goals put the gap at 3.01 to 0.7. one yellow card went to Kashiwa Reysol. Kashiwa Reysol: five substitutions. Port FC: five substitutions.