National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fagiano Okayama or Giravanz Kitakyushu 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.
Fagiano Okayama form and stats
Last season, Fagiano's Emperor Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.When playing at home in the J2-League, Fagiano Okayama have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 10 games.
A nice win for Fagiano Okayama last time playing, versus Tokushima Vortis. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Mauk and Tabei scoring for the victors.
Prior to that, an away loss at Tochigi in the J2-League.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J2-League game versus Tokyo Verdy in only four days. This game is also played here at City Light Stadium.
Fagiano are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. Fagiano Okayama have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Giravanz Kitakyushu form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Kagoshima United in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.As the visiting team in J3-League matches, Giravanz Kitakyushu have produced an overall stat of 0-1-4 so far.
Home advantage was not enough for Giravanz Kitakyushu in their previous game as they lost hosting Ehime, 0-1.
It was a J3-League defeat before that one as the away game against YSCC wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Nara Club in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kitakyushu as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Fagiano Okayama wins - draws - Giravanz Kitakyushu wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Sakuragawa 4 goals |  T. Inui 4 goals | T. Alves Sales 3 goals |
Fagiano Okayama missing players
Giravanz Kitakyushu missing players
| Fagiano Okayama | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 32 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 34 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 19 | 38 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 12 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 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 | Machida Zelvia | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 42 |
| 2 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 34 |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Júbilo Iwata | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 9 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 28 |
| 11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Montedio Yamagata | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 14 | Fujieda MYFC | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 15 | JEF United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -9 | 20 |
| 18 | Tokushima Vortis | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 19 | Mito Hollyhock | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -17 | 20 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -17 | 19 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 16 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -14 | 14 |
| 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 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Ehime | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| 4 | Nara Club | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Parceiro Nagano | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Imabari | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Grulla Morioka | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Gifu | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | YSCC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Osaka | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 | Ryukyu | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | Gainare Tottori | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 | Fukushima United | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 19 | Sagamihara | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 9 |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
