National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Machida Zelvia or Grulla Morioka 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 Machida Zelvia and Grulla Morioka.
Machida Zelvia form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Machida Zelvia have performed here at Machida Gion Stadium this season with 6 wins from 10 J2-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
The Machida Zelvia club members enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Blaublitz Akita and win 2-0.
Prior to that, an away loss at Tochigi in the J2-League.The manager Popović will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Oita Trinita in only four days.
The Machida fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. Machida Zelvia have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Grulla Morioka form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats.
Two away games in a row for Morioka, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Zweigen Kanazawa.
A loss against Yokohama was the result prior to that, in a J2-League home game.You'll want to know how Grulla Morioka managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 4 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Grulla Morioka are hosting Ventforet Kofu in the J2-League only four days away.
The attacking power of Grulla Morioka when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Morioka have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Machida Zelvia wins - draws - Grulla Morioka wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Hirato 5 goals |  T. Chong 4 goals | S. Ota 3 goals |
Machida Zelvia missing players
Grulla Morioka missing players
| Machida Zelvia | Grulla Morioka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 13 | 23 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Conceded | C | 24 | 39 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | ||
| 5.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Yokohama | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Fagiano Okayama | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Roasso Kumamoto | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Ventforet Kofu | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | JEF United | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 17 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 22 |
| 18 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 21 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 21 | Ryūkyū | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 22 | Grulla Morioka | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -22 | 14 |
