National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Saga LIXIL or Kochi United that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an active game!
Saga LIXIL form and stats
Last season, Saga LIXIL's Emperor Cup journey ended in the 1st round.The club members are hoping that Saga LIXIL will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Emperor Cup fixture against Arterivo Wakayama.
Erik lost again
Kochi United form and stats
Kochi was sent out of Emperor Cup in the 2nd round last season.The seven points Kochi United have gathered from their first three away trips in the Japan Football League is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
Kochi United might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Nara Club proved too strong as Kochi United slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Veertien Mie.Kochi are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Saga LIXIL missing players
Kochi United missing players
| Saga LIXIL | Kochi United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 3 | 1 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 13 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 18% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 10.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 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 | Maruyasu Okazaki | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Honda | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Honda Lock | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Tokyo Musashino City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Osaka | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Reinmeer Aomori | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Nara Club | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Veertien Mie | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | TIAMO Hirakata | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Verspah Oita | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Kochi United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Suzuka Unlimited | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Sony Sendai | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Matsue City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
| 15 | Biwako Shiga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -14 | 4 |
| 16 | Criacao Shinjuku | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 1 |
