It's the Emperor Cup: Ventforet Kofu and Vissel Kobe face off

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Competition: Japan Emperor Cup
Competition: Wed 02.Aug
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium (15859 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ventforet Kofu & Vissel Kobe face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

Ventforet have less rest than Vissel Kobe in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a J2-League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Tochigi.

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Ventforet Kofu form and stats

8-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Ventforet Kofu so far this season.

The fans are hoping that Ventforet Kofu will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Tochigi.

In the game before, an away victory in the J2-League match versus Tokushima Vortis with a 2-1 scoreline.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Zweigen Kanazawa are coming to town in four days.

A decent goal production from Ventforet Kofu in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 league matches. Ventforet have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vissel Kobe form and stats

Vissel Kobe's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the J-League.

Vissel Kobe delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Kawasaki Frontale in their previous match. An inspired comeback made the scores level in Vissel's duel with Kawasaki Frontale. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after Osako found the equalizer. The attacker Osako got a match rating of 8.35 in that game. Osako scored two goals and hit two key passes.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Sagan Tosu in the J-League.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Vissel Kobe manager Yoshida as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Yokohama.

The Vissel manager Yoshida has got the team scoring on the road, with 20 away goals in 9 league matches. It's not easy to score on Vissel Kobe as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between these teams: Ventforet Kofu won four, Vissel Kobe were winners in six and we saw zero draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Vissel KobeY. Ōsako
Y. Ōsako
16 goals
VentforetP. Utaka
P. Utaka
11 goals
Vissel KobeY. Muto
Y. Muto
8 goals

Ventforet Kofu missing players

Vissel Kobe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ventforet Kofu Vissel Kobe
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   11 25
13 7   Won W   7 14
3 1   Drew D   2 5
9 3   Lost L   2 6
37 18   Scored S   20 46
28 9   Conceded C   8 30
96% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
64% 45%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 80%
52% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   55% 60%
20% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 36%
16% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 20%
44% 18%   BTTS BTTS   45% 52%
36% 55%   Clean Sheets C S   55% 40%
24% 36%   Failed to Score F T   0% 12%
 
4.8 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.4
4.9 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 6.4
0.9 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.3
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
8.7 9.6   Shots (avg) S (   10.2 10.1
3.7 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.1
40% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   49% 45%
 
8.8 7   Shots against (avg) S A   12.4 12.4
3.3 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 4.3

  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 27 17 6 4 45 21 15 10 3 2 28 14 12 7 3 2 17 7 24 57
2 Jubilo Iwata 28 14 9 5 49 30 14 6 6 2 27 18 14 8 3 3 22 12 19 51
3 Tokyo Verdy 28 14 7 7 38 21 14 4 6 4 11 10 14 10 1 3 27 11 17 49
4 Shimizu S-Pulse 28 12 10 6 52 24 13 7 4 2 29 11 15 5 6 4 23 13 28 46
5 Ventforet Kofu 28 14 4 10 42 33 14 8 2 4 22 13 14 6 2 6 20 20 9 46
6 V-Varen Nagasaki 28 13 6 9 46 35 13 8 2 3 28 13 15 5 4 6 18 22 11 45
7 Oita Trinita 28 13 6 9 34 35 15 8 2 5 20 18 13 5 4 4 14 17 -1 45
8 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 28 10 11 7 32 28 14 6 6 2 14 9 14 4 5 5 18 19 4 41
9 Montedio Yamagata 28 12 2 14 45 39 13 7 1 5 26 17 15 5 1 9 19 22 6 38
10 Fagiano Okayama 28 8 14 6 34 28 14 5 6 3 20 14 14 3 8 3 14 14 6 38
11 JEF United 28 10 8 10 33 35 14 7 4 3 18 13 14 3 4 7 15 22 -2 38
12 Fujieda MYFC 28 10 7 11 41 49 14 4 4 6 16 24 14 6 3 5 25 25 -8 37
13 Blaublitz Akita 27 9 9 9 23 29 13 3 6 4 9 11 14 6 3 5 14 18 -6 36
14 Vegalta Sendai 28 8 9 11 35 40 14 4 4 6 18 22 14 4 5 5 17 18 -5 33
15 Roasso Kumamoto 28 8 8 12 36 35 15 4 2 9 15 20 13 4 6 3 21 15 1 32
16 Mito Hollyhock 28 8 8 12 33 46 15 4 5 6 21 28 13 4 3 6 12 18 -13 32
17 Tochigi 28 7 10 11 26 28 14 6 6 2 20 12 14 1 4 9 6 16 -2 31
18 Iwaki 28 8 7 13 27 44 14 5 1 8 13 20 14 3 6 5 14 24 -17 31
19 Renofa Yamaguchi 28 7 10 11 22 44 14 3 6 5 12 22 14 4 4 6 10 22 -22 31
20 Tokushima Vortis 28 5 13 10 26 38 14 3 6 5 11 17 14 2 7 5 15 21 -12 28
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 8 4 15 31 45 12 6 2 4 20 12 15 2 2 11 11 33 -14 28
22 Omiya Ardija 27 5 4 18 23 46 14 5 2 7 16 21 13 0 2 11 7 25 -23 19
  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

Table
  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

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