Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ehime & Imabari face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Ehime form and stats
Ehime was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Emperor Cup.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J2-League this season. Ehime have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Ningineer Stadium. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Ehime are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Montedio Yamagata.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a J2-League home game that ended 1-1 versus Ryūkyū.Ehime are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. 10 goals have been conceded.
Imabari form and stats
Imabari's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.No J3-League points yet away for Imabari, from their first 3 matches. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Imabari are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Imabari's last game was the home draw against Kamatamare Sanuki (1-1).
It was a J3-League defeat before that one as the away game against Tegevajaro Miyazaki wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Imabari have scored 3 goals in 3 league games away. The Imabari manager L. Planagumà Ramos has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  T. Kawamura 5 goals |  Y. Fujimoto 3 goals |  M. Yoshida 3 goals |
Ehime missing players
Imabari missing players
| Ehime | Imabari | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Scored | S | 15 | 32 | ||
| 42 | 17 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.2 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | ||
| 38% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Ryūkyū | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Kyoto Sanga | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Jubilo Iwata | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Mito Hollyhock | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Blaublitz Akita | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | JEF United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Montedio Yamagata | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Fagiano Okayama | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Omiya Ardija | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 19 | Ehime | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 21 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 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 | Kataller Toyama | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Gifu | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Roasso Kumamoto | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Grulla Morioka | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Fukushima United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Fujieda MYFC | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | Kagoshima United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Parceiro Nagano | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Gainare Tottori | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Imabari | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 4 |
| 15 | YSCC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 3 |