National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kataller Toyama or Albirex Niigata that keep their silverware dream alive.
Not much time to rest for the hosts, as they performed in a J3-League match only three days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ehime.
Kataller Toyama form and stats
Action has already taken place for Kataller Toyama in Emperor Cup as they have defeated Hokuriku University and Kyoto Sanga to reach the 3rd Round. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium as Kataller Toyama have scored 17 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the J3-League are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The regulars are hoping that Kataller will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 3-4 away loss in the game against Ehime. Did Kataller Toyama get overconfident in their match against Ehime? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 3-4 defeat.
Before that game, the home loss against Kagoshima United with the scoreline 0-2.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ryukyu are coming to town in three days.
A decent goal production from Kataller in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. Kataller Toyama are not conceding a lot of goals here at Toyama Athletic Recreation Park Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Biwako Shiga in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. Albirex Niigata's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Albirex Niigata so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-4 (win-draw-lose).
This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Vissel Kobe with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Fujiwara, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.22. Fujiwara won 11 of 16 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima.Albirex Niigata have another fixture away from home in just three nights, a J-League fixture vs Consadole Sapporo. A back-breaking calendar for them!
The attacking power of Albirex when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Albirex Niigata have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Takahashi 7 goals | T. Yoshihira 6 goals | Y. Sasaki 4 goals |
Kataller Toyama missing players
Albirex Niigata missing players
| Kataller Toyama | Albirex Niigata | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 45 | 28 | Scored | S | 6 | 24 | ||
| 41 | 23 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 68% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 36% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 13.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 42% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 22% | ||
| 9.8 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ehime | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Kataller Toyama | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 30 |
| 4 | Nara Club | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | Imabari | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Azul Claro Numazu | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | Osaka | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Gifu | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 11 | Ryukyu | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Gainare Tottori | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Grulla Morioka | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 15 | Parceiro Nagano | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | YSCC | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 21 |
| 17 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -14 | 19 |
| 18 | Fukushima United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -11 | 15 |
| 19 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Sagamihara | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 10 |
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 43 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -10 | 23 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 13 |
