National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kashiwa Reysol or Consadole Sapporo that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Last season, Kashiwa Reysol's Emperor Cup journey ended in the 4th round.With 1 J-League win, 6 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Kashiwa Reysol are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Kashiwa Reysol are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Gamba Osaka. Midfielder Sávio was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.23 (out of ten) in that game. Sávio hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 8 times.
Ahead of that game, a home win hosting Tokushima Vortis in the Emperor Cup.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Kashiwa as they are travelling to their away game against Kyoto Sanga in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Kashiwa Reysol defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
They also participated in Emperor Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.4 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Consadole Sapporo playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Consadole Sapporo failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Albirex Niigata that ended with defeat 0-1. The attacker Komai got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. Komai hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 36 successful passes (of 45 total).
Before that match, the win at home hosting Verspah Oita in the Emperor Cup (5-2).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Kashima Antlers.
Consadole have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 24 goals from 11 away matches. Consadole Sapporo's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Kashiwa won six, Consadole Sapporo triumphed in four and we saw zero draws. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Asano 8 goals |  M. Hosoya 7 goals | T. Ogashiwa 5 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 30 | 20 | Scored | S | 26 | 59 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Conceded | C | 23 | 47 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 84% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 14.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.1 | ||
| 36% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 46% | ||
| 10.8 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 43 |
| 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 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 31 |
| 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 |
