National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kawasaki Frontale or JEF United that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Kawasaki and JEF United.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Action has already taken place for Kawasaki in Emperor Cup as they have defeated Blaublitz Akita, Gamba Osaka and Parceiro Nagano to reach the 3rd Round. Kawasaki Frontale participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.Kawasaki Frontale have been outstanding at home so far in the J-League with 11 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. 2W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Emperor Cup for Kawasaki Frontale. Kawasaki has a nice streak going on as they have played 27 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Oita Trinita defeat 242 days ago.
Kawasaki are confident in defense, having played 209 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for Kawasaki Frontale, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Shimizu S-Pulse away with the result 2-0. Ryota Oshima and Yasuto Wakizaka found the net in that victory. The goalie Sung-Ryong Jung was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.15 out of ten. Jung stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Kawasaki Frontale had a AFC Champions League home game versus Beijing Guoan which ended with a victory 4-0.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Kawasaki home games with this odds we find 14 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in ten wins, three draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
The Kawasaki manager T. Oniki has got the team scoring with 27 from 13 home games in the league. From these home matches, Kawasaki have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
JEF United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Omiya Ardija in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. JEF's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.5 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of JEF United playing as the away team in the J2-League this season. Visiting JEF has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
JEF had fun at their own home (Fukuda Denshi Arena) last time out, beating Zweigen Kanazawa 2-1. T. Miki and T. Funayama scored.
A 1-1 draw at Blaublitz Akita's stadium before that.Many goals are not expected from the visiting JEF as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Kawasaki Frontale victories, two draws and three JEF United wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. da Silva dos Santos 12 goals |  K. Mitoma 8 goals |  Y. Kobayashi 8 goals |
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
JEF United missing players
| Kawasaki Frontale | JEF United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 69 | 36 | Scored | S | 11 | 26 | ||
| 16 | 11 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 6.7 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.3 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.1 | ||
| 7.5 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 38 | 58 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 46 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 20 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 17 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 17 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -17 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -37 | 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 | Kyoto Sanga | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Jubilo Iwata | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 48 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 45 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 43 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 42 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Machida Zelvia | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 38 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | JEF United | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 26 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 26 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -19 | 22 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 21 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -18 | 19 |
| 19 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 18 |
| 20 | Ehime | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -19 | 18 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -17 | 16 |