Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fagiano Okayama & Tochigi face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Fagiano Okayama nor Tochigi as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Fagiano Okayama form and stats
Fagiano Okayama participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.Fagiano Okayama have collected 15 points from their J2-League home games so far after 4-3-2.
Fagiano are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 183 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Alves). Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Junki Kanayama not having conceded a league goal in 289 minutes.
The Fagiano Okayama coach Kiyama and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus V-Varen Nagasaki.
A 0-0 draw away in the J2-League before that, with Vegalta Sendai the opponent.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J2-League game versus Zweigen Kanazawa in only three days. This game is also played here at City Light Stadium.
Fagiano Okayama are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Fagiano Okayama are not conceding a lot of goals here at City Light Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
Tochigi form and stats
Tochigi was sent out of Emperor Cup in the 3rd round last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tochigi so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Two away games in a row for Tochigi, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Vegalta Sendai.
Before that, Tochigi secured a home win against Machida Zelvia with the score 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Tochigi are hosting V-Varen Nagasaki in the J2-League only four days away.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 11 goals have been conceded by Tochigi in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Fagiano five wins, two draws and Tochigi three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Alves Sales 6 goals |   K. Yano 5 goals | Y. Tanaka 3 goals |
Fagiano Okayama missing players
Tochigi missing players
| Fagiano Okayama | Tochigi | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 40% | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 0.8 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.3 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 27% | ||
| 8.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.8 | 6.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Yokohama | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Fagiano Okayama | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Roasso Kumamoto | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Ventforet Kofu | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | JEF United | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 17 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 22 |
| 18 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 21 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 21 | Ryūkyū | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 22 | Grulla Morioka | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -22 | 14 |
