Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Júbilo Iwata & Matsumoto Yamaga face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Júbilo and Matsumoto Yamaga.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
Last season, Júbilo Iwata's Emperor Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Júbilo Iwata have collected 9 points from their J-League home games so far after 2-3-3.
Yamamoto was the last player to score a league goal for Júbilo and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Júbilo Iwata haven't scored in 262 minutes.
The Júbilo Iwata club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Yamaha Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Yokohama F. Marinos. Midfield player Suzuki got a match rating of 7.33 in that game, the max score being 10. Suzuki hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 0-0 draw away in the J-League before that, with Vissel Kobe the opponent.Júbilo Iwata are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 5 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 3, drew 2 and lost 0.
The Júbilo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Júbilo Iwata have conceded 12 from these games.
Matsumoto Yamaga form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Hokuriku University in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.The visitors are W4-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the J3-League.
Matsumoto Yamaga go into this game after a win, the home game against Imabari that ended 2-1.
The schedule is very tough for Matsumoto Yamaga now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J3-League game at Gainare Tottori is waiting in only four days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Matsumoto are regular goalscorers on their travels. Matsumoto Yamaga are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Júbilo wins - draws - Matsumoto Yamaga wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yokoyama 6 goals |  Y. Suzuki 5 goals | F. González Lasso 3 goals |
Júbilo Iwata missing players
Matsumoto Yamaga missing players
| Júbilo Iwata | Matsumoto Yamaga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 26 | 17 | Scored | S | 17 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.8 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 32% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| 12 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 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 | Kagoshima United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Iwaki | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Fukushima United | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 19 |
| 5 | Fujieda MYFC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Kataller Toyama | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Parceiro Nagano | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Ehime | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Gifu | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | Imabari | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | Sagamihara | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 | YSCC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -14 | 5 |
| 18 | Gainare Tottori | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -15 | 4 |
