National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Biwako Shiga or Pacific University that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Biwako Shiga form and stats
Biwako participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.When playing at home in the Japan Football League, Biwako Shiga have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 5 games.
The home followers witnessed a 1-1 draw versus Pacific University in the Emperor Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here.
A Japan Football League defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at TIAMO Hirakata.The lack of attacking qualities in Biwako Shiga means that they have only scored 2 goals in 5 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.
Pacific University form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Biwako Shiga in their previous outing. The Emperor Cup duel ended 1-1.
Head 2 Head
Biwako Shiga missing players
Pacific University missing players
| Biwako Shiga | Pacific University | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | ||
| 45 | 29 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 3.4 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.1 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3.6 | 1.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | ||
| 25% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | ||
| 12.7 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Honda | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Honda Lock | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Tokyo Musashino City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Osaka | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Reinmeer Aomori | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Nara Club | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Veertien Mie | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | TIAMO Hirakata | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Verspah Oita | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Kochi United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Suzuka Unlimited | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Sony Sendai | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Matsue City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
| 15 | Biwako Shiga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -14 | 4 |
| 16 | Criacao Shinjuku | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 1 |
