Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gifu & Niigata University 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!
Gifu form and stats
Last season, Gifu's Emperor Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.The overall J3-League statistics playing at home this season for Gifu are 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Gifu in their previous game, a fixture away at Kamatamare Sanuki that ended with a 2-0 victory.
Preceding that match was the home J3-League game against YSCC that was lost 1-2.The Gifu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches.
Niigata University form and stats
Niigata was sent out of Emperor Cup in the 2nd round last season.Two away matches in a row for Niigata University, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 against Kashima Antlers in the Emperor Cup.
Ahead of that, the Emperor Cup win away at Vanraure Hachinohe.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Kubota 4 goals | Y. Taguchi 2 goals | T. Fujitani 1 goals |
Gifu missing players
Niigata University missing players
| Gifu | Niigata University | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 25 | 16 | Scored | S | 11 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Conceded | C | 17 | 19 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 18% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 18% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 36% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | ||
| 8.4 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 11 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Parceiro Nagano | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Kataller Toyama | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Ehime | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | Nara Club | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Kagoshima United | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Imabari | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Grulla Morioka | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Gainare Tottori | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Azul Claro Numazu | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Osaka | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 12 |
| 15 | Gifu | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | YSCC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 17 | Ryukyu | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 | Fukushima United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 19 | Sagamihara | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
