National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Fukuyama City or Tokushima Vortis that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Tokushima Vortis played their last game only one days ago, a J2-League match.
Fukuyama City form and stats
Fukuyama City was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Emperor Cup.The regulars hope that Fukuyama City will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Emperor Cup fixture against Shimizu S-Pulse.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
Tokushima was sent out of Emperor Cup in the 3rd round last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Tokushima Vortis's previous game was their home loss versus Tochigi (0-1).
aweayteam Hara magic won.
Tokushima Vortis have another game that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a J2-League match against Ventforet Kofu. A back-breaking calendar for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Fujio 5 goals |  M. Bakenga Joar Namugunga 3 goals | K. Nishiya 2 goals |
Fukuyama City missing players
Tokushima Vortis missing players
| Fukuyama City | Tokushima Vortis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 3 | 1 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 40% | ||
| 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 8.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Yokohama | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | Fagiano Okayama | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Roasso Kumamoto | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 8 | Blaublitz Akita | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 24 |
| 9 | Machida Zelvia | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Tokyo Verdy | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 14 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 15 | Oita Trinita | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 16 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 17 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 18 | JEF United | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 20 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 18 |
| 20 | Ryukyu | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 14 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 14 |
| 22 | Grulla Morioka | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -19 | 14 |
