Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kashiwa Reysol & Nagoya Grampus 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 Kashiwa Reysol and Nagoya Grampus.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Last season, Kashiwa's Emperor Cup journey ended in the 4th round.Kashiwa Reysol's struggle is real here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium with only 11 points collected from 13 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-8-4.
The home followers saw a 0-0 draw versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima last time out and are looking for a victory here. Inukai was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.14 out of 10. The defender Inukai won 1 of 3 duels.
A 1-1 draw away in the J-League before that, with Vissel Kobe the opponent.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Yokohama F. Marinos are coming to town in three days.
Kashiwa Reysol have scored {12 league goals} here from 13 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Kashiwa Reysol have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Grampus was sent out of Emperor Cup in the 4th round last season.The visitors are W5-D1-L6 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Nagoya Grampus play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Cerezo Osaka.
A 0-1 defeat away at Urawa Reds before that.After this away game Nagoya Grampus return home for a J-League game against Yokohama. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visiting Grampus have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 12 games. 15 goals have been conceded by Nagoya Grampus in these games.
Head 2 Head
Nagoya Grampus have avoided a loss in the last 6 fixtures (5-1-0) facing Kashiwa Reysol.Top Goalscorers
  K. Junker 11 goals |   M. Hosoya 9 goals | R. Morishita 4 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 22 | Scored | S | 9 | 36 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 13 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 76% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.8 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 12.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | ||
| 10.4 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 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 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 44 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -24 | 21 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 20 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 17 |
