National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Roasso Kumamoto or Kashiwa Reysol that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Roasso Kumamoto and Kashiwa Reysol should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Roasso Kumamoto form and stats
With {5 J2-League wins}, 3 draws and 11 defeats from their home games, Roasso Kumamoto are certainly not brimming with confidence.
In their previous game, the manager Oki led his Kumamoto to a defeat away at Vegalta Sendai. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium.
Before that match, a J2-League win away at Tokushima Vortis.Roasso Kumamoto are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 19 games. On the other hand, Roasso Kumamoto have conceded 26 goals.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
It's the second away game in a row for Kashiwa Reysol, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Consadole Sapporo last time out. Attacker Hosoya got a player rating of 8.4 in the game. "Man of the match" Hosoya scored two goals.
A 1-3 loss hosting Avispa Fukuoka before that.The attacking power of Kashiwa when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 14 league matches away. 18 goals have been conceded by Kashiwa Reysol in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the last two meetings): Roasso Kumamoto won zero games, one match ended with a tie and Kashiwa Reysol managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.
Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Hosoya 12 goals | ![]() D. Ishikawa 9 goals | ![]() R. Hirakawa 6 goals |
Roasso Kumamoto missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Roasso Kumamoto | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 10 | Scored | S | 12 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.8 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.3 | ||
| 29% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 41% | ||
| 9.9 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 11.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 35 | 71 |
| 2 | Jubilo Iwata | 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 65 |
| 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 64 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 35 | 64 |
| 4 | Tokyo Verdy | 37 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 62 |
| 5 | JEF United | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 54 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 60 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 37 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 56 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 37 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 55 |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 37 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 54 |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 37 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -3 | 54 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 53 |
| 11 | Montedio Yamagata | 37 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 54 | 51 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 3 | 52 |
| 12 | Fujieda MYFC | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 59 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 33 | -9 | 45 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 56 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -10 | 45 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 26 | -8 | 44 |
| 15 | Blaublitz Akita | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -8 | 44 |
| 16 | Roasso Kumamoto | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 43 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 53 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 28 | -11 | 43 |
| 18 | Iwaki | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -17 | 43 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 21 | -4 | 42 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 42 |
| 21 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 37 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 63 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 41 | -25 | 33 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 37 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 32 | 60 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 31 | -28 | 33 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 26 | 58 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 54 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 50 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 47 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 47 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 45 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 45 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 36 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | -1 | 35 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -16 | 34 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 53 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 33 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -12 | 29 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -27 | 23 |