Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kawasaki Frontale & Shimizu S-Pulse face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These are busy days for the home side, as they had a game only four days ago in the J-League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Kashiwa Reysol.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Home games in the J-League have been a walk in the park for Kawasaki Frontale so far, with 35 points won from 13 matches; 11 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The Kawasaki Frontale fans aren't used to losing league-games here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira and will expect new points from this game. Kawasaki has played 16 games in a row here without a defeat.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Sung-Ryong Jung not having conceded a league goal in 389 minutes.
Kawasaki shared the glory with Kashiwa Reysol in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Kyohei Noborizato, defender, was given a rating of 8.34/10 in that game, top of the team. Noborizato hit three key passes and won 8 of 13 duels.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Oita Trinita.There will be little rest for Kawasaki Frontale after this match as they are travelling to Sanfrecce Hiroshima for a J-League game in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (27 in 13 games), Kawasaki's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Kawasaki have conceded only 10 goals.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Shimizu was sent out of Emperor Cup in the semi-finals last season.3-4-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shimizu S-Pulse in their J-League matches away. Visiting Shimizu has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The manager M. Lotina Oruecheberría was unhappy after their last game, a J-League match played at their home ground IAI Stadium Nihondaira. Shimizu suffered a 0-1 loss to Gamba Osaka. Defender Valdo was the best team player with a rating of 7.65. Valdo hit the woodwork two (!) times and won 2 of 4 duels.
A draw for Shimizu before that, at their own venue hosting Yokohama F. Marinos (2-2).The schedule is very tough for Shimizu now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Shonan Bellmare is waiting in only three days.
Shimizu S-Pulse find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Shimizu have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Kawasaki-Shimizu S-Pulse H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kawasaki Frontale eight wins, Shimizu S-Pulse zero wins, two draws. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. da Silva dos Santos 13 goals |  K. Mitoma 8 goals |  Y. Kobayashi 8 goals |
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Kawasaki Frontale | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 65 | 36 | Scored | S | 10 | 26 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 36% | ||
| 7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15.3 | 15.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.8 | ||
| 7.2 | 7.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 36% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 27% | ||
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 40 | 62 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 53 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 41 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Nagoya Grampus | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 27 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 23 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 19 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 20 | -20 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -35 | 15 |