Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vissel Kobe & Júbilo Iwata face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Júbilo Iwata played their last game only three days ago, a J2-League match. That game was also an away game, at Montedio Yamagata. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Action has already taken place for Vissel Kobe in Emperor Cup as they have defeated Parceiro Nagano to reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Vissel's Emperor Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Vissel Kobe have performed here at Yamaha Stadium this season with 6 wins from 10 J-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.
Happy days for Vissel Kobe in their previous game, a fixture away at Albirex Niigata that ended with a 1-0 victory. Maekawa loved the game against Albirex Niigata. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory. Maekawa, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.63 out of 10 in that game. Maekawa topped it up with a clean sheet.
In the match before that, Vissel Kobe hosted Consadole Sapporo and drew the J-League game 1-1.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Sagan Tosu in only four days. This game is also played here at Yamaha Stadium.
Vissel have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Yamaha Stadium with 18 goals in 10 league matches. Vissel Kobe are not conceding a lot of goals here at Yamaha Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Kamatamare Sanuki in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. Júbilo Iwata's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the 4th round.As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Júbilo Iwata have produced an overall stat of 7-2-3 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Júbilo, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Montedio Yamagata last time out.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Zweigen Kanazawa.A new game in only four days for Júbilo Iwata, the J2-League home match versus Fujieda MYFC. Busy days.
Júbilo are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. Júbilo Iwata are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Vissel Kobe have managed a streak of 6 consecutive matches without defeat (4-2-0) when facing Júbilo Iwata.Top Goalscorers
![]() Y. Ōsako 13 goals | ![]() Y. Muto 8 goals | ![]() L. Fleuri Pacheco 6 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Júbilo Iwata missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Scored | S | 24 | 44 | ||
| 28 | 20 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 6 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.3 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 39% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 35% | ||
| 12.8 | 13.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 43 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 13 |
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 54 |
| 2 | Tokyo Verdy | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | Júbilo Iwata | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 44 |
| 4 | Ventforet Kofu | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 43 |
| 5 | Oita Trinita | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 42 |
| 6 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 27 | 41 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 41 |
| 8 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 36 |
| 9 | Fujieda MYFC | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 20 | -5 | 35 |
| 10 | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 12 | Montedio Yamagata | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 32 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 14 | Blaublitz Akita | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 32 |
| 15 | JEF United | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 31 |
| 16 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -17 | 30 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 27 |
| 18 | Mito Hollyhock | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -15 | 27 |
| 19 | Iwaki | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -17 | 27 |
| 20 | Tochigi | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 26 |
| 21 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 32 | -15 | 24 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 25 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -23 | 17 |