National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cerezo Osaka or Shonan Bellmare that keep their silverware dream alive.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.6-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Cerezo Osaka so far this season.
Cerezo Osaka's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Urawa Reds. The home side are looking to build on that result. Yang, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.92 out of 10 in that game. Yang saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A home victory ahead of that game, as expected. The team were solid favourites against Omiya Ardija and won 3-1. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cerezo Osaka handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Tokyo in only four days. This game is also played here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.
Cerezo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.There's been little loot from Shonan Bellmare's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 11 away games in the J-League. Shonan Bellmare only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
Shonan Bellmare's previous game was their home loss versus Avispa Fukuoka (0-1). Hata got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Hata hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 43 successful passes (of 46 total).
Before that, the victory at home against Fagiano Okayama in the Emperor Cup (2-0). We have checked recent matches where Shonan Bellmare have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima in just three days.
Bellmare have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Shonan Bellmare's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Cerezo Osaka have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when playing Shonan Bellmare.Top Goalscorers
  S. Machino 9 goals |   L. de Sousa Pereira 8 goals |  Y. Ohashi 4 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Shonan Bellmare missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Shonan Bellmare | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 36 | 19 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 23 | 48 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 11.1 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 36% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | ||
| 10.4 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 12.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 5.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 44 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 43 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 29 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 27 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -8 | 26 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -26 | 15 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -18 | 13 |
