National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kashiwa Reysol or Tsukuba University that keep their silverware dream alive.
Kashiwa Reysol have less rest than Tsukuba University in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a J-League game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Shimizu S-Pulse, was also a home game here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Kashiwa was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Emperor Cup.4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Kashiwa Reysol have to build on here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium in the J-League.
Kashiwa Reysol's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Shimizu S-Pulse. The home side are looking to build on that result. Hosoya, an attacker, was the best player for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 8.04 (out of 10). Hosoya scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the preceding match a 6-1 victory visiting Consadole Sapporo.The Kashiwa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Kashiwa Reysol have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Tsukuba University form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Urayasu in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. They also participated in Emperor Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round.Tsukuba University delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Urayasu in their previous game; a Emperor Cup fixture.
aweayteam Hara magic won.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Hosoya 6 goals | M. Gonçalves Sávio 5 goals | K. Mori 4 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Tsukuba University missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Tsukuba University | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Conceded | C | 17 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 90% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 50% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 60% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.2 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 9.4 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 |
