National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nagoya Grampus or Vissel Kobe that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Grampus saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the J-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Shonan Bellmare, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Grampus participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.The total J-League stats at home this season for Nagoya Grampus are 6-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
The Grampus supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Shonan Bellmare in J-League and win 1-0. Defender Min Tae Kim got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.01/10. Kim scored one goal and won 4 of 6 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Grampus lost 0-2 at Yokohama F. Marinos's place.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Grampus handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, three draws and two defeats.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Grampus as they have a new game in only four days, a J-League match thankfully also at home. Avispa Fukuoka are visiting.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Grampus here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). Grampus are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Vissel, as they won the Emperor Cup.As the visiting team in J-League matches, Vissel Kobe have produced an overall stat of 6-4-2 so far.
Home advantage was not enough for Vissel in their previous game, as they lost their J-League-match, hosting Kashiwa Reysol, 1-2. Defender Ryuho Kikuchi was the best team player with a rating of 8.12. Kikuchi won 4 of 6 duels. Vissel were so close to getting something from the game against Kashiwa Reysol, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal five minutes into overtime.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Gamba Osaka.Vissel Kobe are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of six matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kashima Antlers in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Vissel's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 12 league matches away. 15 goals have been conceded by Vissel in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Grampus victories, one draw and five Vissel Kobe wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. dos Santos Castro 6 goals |  D. Chagas Matos 5 goals | S. Inagaki 4 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 15 | 37 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 20% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| 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 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 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 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 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 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 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 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -24 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -35 | 15 |