National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kawasaki Frontale or Sapporo University that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Kawasaki Frontale saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the J-League. That game was an away game at Kyoto Sanga, so at least Kawasaki Frontale are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Kawasaki participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Kawasaki Frontale have performed here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium this season with 5 wins from 7 J-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.
The followers are hoping that Kawasaki Frontale will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Kyoto Sanga. Kobayashi, a striker, was the champion player for the team in that fixture, receiving a rating of 7.33 (out of 10). Kobayashi hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was the home J-League game against Shonan Bellmare that was lost 0-4.The Kawasaki Frontale fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Kawasaki's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sapporo University form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Yamanashi Gakuin in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The club members enjoyed Sapporo University's previous game versus Yamanashi Gakuin, a Emperor Cup win (1-0) played at home.
Head 2 Head
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
Sapporo University missing players
| Kawasaki Frontale | Sapporo University | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 39 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 5 | 5 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 7.4 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | 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 |
