Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ryūkyū & Omiya Ardija face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams have little in common geographically as Omiya Ardija have to travel 2100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Ryūkyū nor Omiya Ardija 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.
Ryūkyū form and stats
Ryūkyū participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J2-League this season. Ryūkyū have only managed 1 win, 5 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Ryūkyū, who played 3-3 against Tokushima Vortis. That match was also played at this venue (Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium). A goal frenzy last time out for Ryūkyū, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Tokushima Vortis. Fun stuff to watch!
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Omiya Ardija (0-1).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ryūkyū as they are travelling to their away game against Montedio Yamagata in the J2-League. That match is four days after this one.
Ryūkyū are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ryūkyū defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Omiya Ardija form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.There's been little loot from Omiya Ardija's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the J2-League. Omiya Ardija only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 4 draws.
Omiya Ardija has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Tokyo Verdy for a 1-1 draw.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Ryūkyū in the J2-League.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mito Hollyhock in just four days.
The attacking power of Omiya Ardija when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. As opposed to that, Ardija have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the prior eight meetings): Ryūkyū won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Omiya Ardija got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / twoTop Goalscorers
  Y. Kusano 7 goals |  A. Kawata 6 goals | K. Nakano 4 goals |
Ryūkyū missing players
Omiya Ardija missing players
| Ryūkyū | Omiya Ardija | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 31 | 20 | Scored | S | 9 | 27 | ||
| 43 | 25 | Conceded | C | 16 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 72% | 86% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 32% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.7 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 36% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | ||
| 10.9 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 11.4 | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 |
