National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nagoya Grampus or Zweigen Kanazawa that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Nagoya Grampus nor Zweigen Kanazawa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
Grampus have not come this way in the Emperor Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Doshisha University. Last season, Nagoya Grampus's Emperor Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Nagoya Grampus have collected 15 points from their J-League home games so far after 4-3-1.
Nakatani was the last player to score a league goal for Nagoya Grampus and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Nagoya Grampus haven't scored in 255 minutes.
Grampus faced defeat in their previous match, away at Urawa Reds (0-3). Nagoya Grampus lost the game against Urawa Reds in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that. Mateus, who plays in attack, was the best performer for the team in that match, collecting a rating of 7.05 (out of 10). Mateus hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 9 times.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Grampus handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kashima Antlers are coming to town in four days.
The Nagoya Grampus fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. From these home matches, Nagoya Grampus have conceded only 6 goals.
Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated JEF United in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. Zweigen Kanazawa's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Kanazawa, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-3 versus Machida Zelvia. Zweigen Kanazawa were so close to getting something from the game against Machida Zelvia, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Yokohama in the J2-League.Kanazawa are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 1 draw and 10 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J2-League trip to Omiya Ardija.
Zweigen Kanazawa have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 17 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Zweigen Kanazawa have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous two meetings involving these two sides are: zero wins for Nagoya Grampus, zero draws and two wins for Zweigen Kanazawa. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Hayashi 6 goals | H. Shoji 4 goals |  Y. Toyoda 4 goals |
Nagoya Grampus missing players
Zweigen Kanazawa missing players
| Nagoya Grampus | Zweigen Kanazawa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Scored | S | 19 | 33 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 20% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.7 | ||
| 0.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 25% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 40% | ||
| 9.1 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 9.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | -14 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 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 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Yokohama | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Fagiano Okayama | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 8 | JEF United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Roasso Kumamoto | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 18 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Ventforet Kofu | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -3 | 28 |
| 15 | Blaublitz Akita | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 17 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 22 |
| 21 | Grulla Morioka | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 22 |
| 22 | Ryukyu | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -18 | 15 |
