National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cerezo Osaka or Vegalta Sendai that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Vegalta Sendai when visiting Cerezo as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
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 Cerezo Osaka and Vegalta Sendai.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Emperor Cup for Cerezo Osaka, as the manager Kogiku led his troops to eliminate Kansai University, and reach the 3rd Round. Cerezo participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Cerezo Osaka have collected 11 points from their J-League home games so far after 3-2-3.
Cerezo Osaka are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Midfielder Tameda was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.82 (out of ten) in that game. Tameda served one assist and hit two key passes.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Cerezo Osaka handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Shimizu S-Pulse are coming to town in four days.
Cerezo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Cerezo Osaka have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Honda in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The visitors are W6-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.
The manager Harasaki was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Yurtec Stadium Sendai. Vegalta Sendai suffered a 2-3 loss to Yokohama.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Tokushima Vortis.Vegalta are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Vegalta Sendai are hosting Montedio Yamagata in the J2-League only three days away.
The Vegalta Sendai manager Harasaki has got the team scoring on the road, with 21 away goals in 10 league matches. As for defending, Vegalta rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cerezo Osaka five wins, four draws and Vegalta Sendai one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Togashi 6 goals | R. Kida 5 goals | M. Nakayama 5 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Vegalta Sendai missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 44 | 21 | Scored | S | 23 | 44 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 24% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 42% | ||
| 10.8 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -14 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Yokohama | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 8 | JEF United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Roasso Kumamoto | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 18 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -3 | 28 |
| 15 | Blaublitz Akita | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 17 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 22 |
| 21 | Grulla Morioka | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 22 |
| 22 | Ryukyu | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -18 | 15 |
