Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Roasso Kumamoto & Vissel Kobe face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Roasso Kumamoto and Vissel Kobe.
Roasso Kumamoto form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.With {4 J2-League wins}, 3 draws and 10 defeats from their home games, Roasso Kumamoto are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Kumamoto supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Egao Kenko Stadium: A 2-4 defeat against Iwaki. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Heartbreak before that as Roasso Kumamoto lost 0-2 at Montedio Yamagata's place.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Kumamoto as they are travelling to their away game against JEF United in the J2-League. That match is four days after this one.
24 goals have been conceded.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe was sent out of Emperor Cup in the quarter-finals last season.Vissel Kobe have an excellent away record in the J-League so far with 7-3-2 from 12 games.
Vissel Kobe has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Tokyo for a 2-2 draw. Which player has bagged at least one goal three games in a row for the away side? The answer is Osako and that is impressive! Yamaguchi got a match rating of 8.14 in that game, top player of the team. Yamaguchi scored one goal.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Kashiwa Reysol.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kyoto Sanga in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Vissel Kobe's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 12 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
Kumamoto-Vissel Kobe H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Roasso Kumamoto zero wins, Vissel Kobe two wins, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
![]() Y. Ōsako 19 goals | ![]() D. Ishikawa 9 goals | ![]() Y. Muto 8 goals |
Roasso Kumamoto missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Roasso Kumamoto | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Scored | S | 22 | 49 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Conceded | C | 13 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.9 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.6 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 46% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 31 | 66 |
| 2 | Jubilo Iwata | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 57 |
| 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 58 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 31 | 56 |
| 4 | Tokyo Verdy | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 53 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 50 |
| 6 | Oita Trinita | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 49 |
| 7 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 47 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 47 |
| 9 | Ventforet Kofu | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 47 |
| 10 | Fagiano Okayama | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 45 |
| 11 | JEF United | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -1 | 45 |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | -8 | 39 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | Fujieda MYFC | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -11 | 37 |
| 15 | Iwaki | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 26 | -15 | 37 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 36 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 32 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -9 | 36 |
| 18 | Mito Hollyhock | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 36 |
| 19 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | -24 | 35 |
| 20 | Roasso Kumamoto | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 18 | -3 | 34 |
| 21 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 33 | -14 | 32 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 27 | -26 | 26 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 44 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -24 | 21 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 20 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 17 |