National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gamba Osaka or Kochi United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Gamba Osaka nor Kochi United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.With 1 J-League win, 3 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Gamba Osaka are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Gamba are returning here after visiting Avispa Fukuoka and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Miura and Alano scored the goal(s). Midfield player Dawhan got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Dawhan served one assist, hit one key pass and had 33 successful passes (of 36 total).
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Albirex Niigata.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Gamba Osaka, as the J-League home game vs Tokyo is only four days away.
The Gamba Osaka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Gamba have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Kochi United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Beluga Rosso Hamada in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.1-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Kochi United in their Japan Football League matches away.
Two away games in a row for Kochi United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus Veertien Mie.
A draw for Kochi before that, at their own venue hosting TIAMO Hirakata (0-0).The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tokyo Musashino City in just four days.
Kochi United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. Kochi have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Alano Nascimento 4 goals |  T. Usami 3 goals |  D. Da Purificação Oliveira 3 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Kochi United missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Kochi United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 29 | ||
| 37 | 13 | Conceded | C | 22 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 40% | ||
| 5.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 27% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| 12.2 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 7.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 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 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 13 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 12 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Biwako Shiga | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Criacao Shinjuku | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | Sony Sendai | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Honda | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | TIAMO Hirakata | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Reinmeer Aomori | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Verspah Oita | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Honda Lock | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Veertien Mie | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | Kochi United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Suzuka Unlimited | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Tokyo Musashino City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Okinawa SV | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Urayasu | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 6 |
| 16 | Matsue City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
