League-position context
Urawa rank1st
Kashiwa Reysol rank5th
Urawa points41
Kashiwa Reysol points30
Urawa: #1 ยท 41 pts ยท GD +23
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Kashiwa Reysol: #5 ยท 30 pts ยท GD +9
5 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.