It's the Emperor Cup: Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Tochigi face off

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Competition: Japan Emperor Cup
Competition: Wed 12.Jul
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kanseki Stadium

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Tochigi 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 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It's no vacation for neither Sanfrecce nor Tochigi 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.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

This is not the first game this season in the Emperor Cup for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, as the manager Skibbe led his troops to eliminate FC Tokushima, and reach the 3rd Round. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the final.

5-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far this season.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who played 1-1 against Kashima Antlers. That match was also played at this venue (Kanseki Stadium). Notsuda (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.64/10. Notsuda hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and had 43 successful passes (of 51 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Albirex Niigata in the J-League.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Yokohama in only four days. This game is also played here at Kanseki Stadium.

The Sanfrecce fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. From these home matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded only 8 goals.

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Tochigi form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Blaublitz Akita in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. They also participated in Emperor Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round.

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tochigi so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-9 (win-draw-lose).

Tochigi's last game was the home draw against Vegalta Sendai (2-2).

A 0-1 defeat away at Iwaki before that.

The schedule is very tough for Tochigi now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J2-League game at Omiya Ardija is waiting in only four days.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Tochigi's away games in the league this season with only {6 goals} from 13 matches. As opposed to that, Tochigi have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Sanfrecce HiroshimaD. da Silva Vieira
D. da Silva Vieira
6 goals
TochigiH. Fukushima
H. Fukushima
3 goals
TochigiR. Nemoto
R. Nemoto
3 goals

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Tochigi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Tochigi
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   14 25
13 8   Won W   2 7
2 1   Drew D   3 7
10 3   Lost L   9 11
39 22   Scored S   8 23
25 10   Conceded C   17 27
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
72% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 60%
56% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   21% 36%
20% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   7% 12%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
52% 58%   BTTS BTTS   36% 44%
28% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   7% 20%
20% 8%   Failed to Score F T   57% 44%
 
6.1 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 4.2
4 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.9
1.3 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.2
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
15.4 14.4   Shots (avg) S (   4.6 6.7
5.6 5.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.7 2.6
28% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 35%
 
8.6 7.4   Shots against (avg) S A   9 8.7
3.4 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.5

  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 20 13 4 3 44 23 9 7 2 0 25 8 11 6 2 3 19 15 21 43
2 Vissel Kobe 19 12 4 3 38 14 10 6 2 2 18 7 9 6 2 1 20 7 24 40
3 Nagoya Grampus 20 11 6 3 29 18 11 6 5 0 17 9 9 5 1 3 12 9 11 39
4 Urawa Reds 20 10 7 3 27 15 10 6 3 1 18 9 10 4 4 2 9 6 12 37
5 Cerezo Osaka 20 10 2 8 28 23 10 5 1 4 13 11 10 5 1 4 15 12 5 32
6 Kashima Antlers 20 8 6 6 25 19 9 3 3 3 11 10 11 5 3 3 14 9 6 30
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 9 3 8 23 20 10 5 2 3 12 8 10 4 1 5 11 12 3 30
8 Sagan Tosu 20 8 5 7 28 24 11 4 3 4 13 16 9 4 2 3 15 8 4 29
9 Kawasaki Frontale 19 8 4 7 24 21 9 4 3 2 11 6 10 4 1 5 13 15 3 28
10 Consadole Sapporo 20 7 6 7 41 39 9 3 1 5 17 18 11 4 5 2 24 21 2 27
11 Tokyo 20 7 5 8 25 28 9 6 1 2 17 10 11 1 4 6 8 18 -3 26
12 Avispa Fukuoka 20 7 5 8 20 26 11 6 2 3 12 12 9 1 3 5 8 14 -6 26
13 Gamba Osaka 20 6 5 9 24 34 10 4 3 3 14 12 10 2 2 6 10 22 -10 23
14 Albirex Niigata 20 5 6 9 21 29 11 4 2 5 13 17 9 1 4 4 8 12 -8 21
15 Kyoto Sanga 20 6 2 12 22 30 9 3 0 6 8 14 11 3 2 6 14 16 -8 20
16 Kashiwa Reysol 20 2 8 10 17 30 11 1 6 4 11 18 9 1 2 6 6 12 -13 14
17 Yokohama 20 3 5 12 14 40 11 2 3 6 8 19 9 1 2 6 6 21 -26 14
18 Shonan Bellmare 20 2 7 11 26 43 9 1 3 5 12 22 11 1 4 6 14 21 -17 13
  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 25 16 6 3 42 17 13 9 3 1 25 10 12 7 3 2 17 7 25 54
2 Tokyo Verdy 25 13 5 7 34 18 12 4 4 4 11 10 13 9 1 3 23 8 16 44
3 Júbilo Iwata 25 12 8 5 43 28 13 5 6 2 23 17 12 7 2 3 20 11 15 44
4 Ventforet Kofu 25 13 4 8 40 26 13 8 2 3 22 10 12 5 2 5 18 16 14 43
5 Oita Trinita 25 12 6 7 30 31 13 8 2 3 19 15 12 4 4 4 11 16 -1 42
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 11 8 6 48 21 11 6 3 2 26 9 14 5 5 4 22 12 27 41
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 25 12 5 8 39 27 12 7 2 3 24 12 13 5 3 5 15 15 12 41
8 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 25 9 9 7 28 27 13 6 5 2 13 8 12 3 4 5 15 19 1 36
9 Fujieda MYFC 25 10 5 10 38 43 13 4 3 6 15 23 12 6 2 4 23 20 -5 35
10 Fagiano Okayama 25 7 13 5 30 24 13 5 5 3 18 12 12 2 8 2 12 12 6 34
11 Roasso Kumamoto 25 8 8 9 33 26 13 4 2 7 13 15 12 4 6 2 20 11 7 32
12 Montedio Yamagata 25 10 2 13 38 35 12 6 1 5 21 16 13 4 1 8 17 19 3 32
13 Vegalta Sendai 25 8 8 9 30 33 12 4 3 5 14 17 13 4 5 4 16 16 -3 32
14 Blaublitz Akita 25 8 8 9 21 28 12 3 5 4 9 11 13 5 3 5 12 17 -7 32
15 JEF United 25 8 7 10 24 32 13 6 4 3 14 13 12 2 3 7 10 19 -8 31
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 25 7 9 9 21 38 12 3 5 4 11 20 13 4 4 5 10 18 -17 30
17 Tokushima Vortis 25 5 12 8 24 34 13 3 6 4 10 15 12 2 6 4 14 19 -10 27
18 Mito Hollyhock 25 7 6 12 30 45 13 3 4 6 18 27 12 4 2 6 12 18 -15 27
19 Iwaki 25 7 6 12 25 42 13 5 1 7 13 19 12 2 5 5 12 23 -17 27
20 Tochigi 25 6 8 11 22 27 12 5 5 2 16 11 13 1 3 9 6 16 -5 26
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 25 7 3 15 28 43 11 5 2 4 18 11 14 2 1 11 10 32 -15 24
22 Omiya Ardija 25 5 2 18 23 46 13 5 1 7 16 21 12 0 1 11 7 25 -23 17

Table
  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 25 16 6 3 42 17 13 9 3 1 25 10 12 7 3 2 17 7 25 54
2 Tokyo Verdy 25 13 5 7 34 18 12 4 4 4 11 10 13 9 1 3 23 8 16 44
3 Júbilo Iwata 25 12 8 5 43 28 13 5 6 2 23 17 12 7 2 3 20 11 15 44
4 Ventforet Kofu 25 13 4 8 40 26 13 8 2 3 22 10 12 5 2 5 18 16 14 43
5 Oita Trinita 25 12 6 7 30 31 13 8 2 3 19 15 12 4 4 4 11 16 -1 42
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 11 8 6 48 21 11 6 3 2 26 9 14 5 5 4 22 12 27 41
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 25 12 5 8 39 27 12 7 2 3 24 12 13 5 3 5 15 15 12 41
8 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 25 9 9 7 28 27 13 6 5 2 13 8 12 3 4 5 15 19 1 36
9 Fujieda MYFC 25 10 5 10 38 43 13 4 3 6 15 23 12 6 2 4 23 20 -5 35
10 Fagiano Okayama 25 7 13 5 30 24 13 5 5 3 18 12 12 2 8 2 12 12 6 34
11 Roasso Kumamoto 25 8 8 9 33 26 13 4 2 7 13 15 12 4 6 2 20 11 7 32
12 Montedio Yamagata 25 10 2 13 38 35 12 6 1 5 21 16 13 4 1 8 17 19 3 32
13 Vegalta Sendai 25 8 8 9 30 33 12 4 3 5 14 17 13 4 5 4 16 16 -3 32
14 Blaublitz Akita 25 8 8 9 21 28 12 3 5 4 9 11 13 5 3 5 12 17 -7 32
15 JEF United 25 8 7 10 24 32 13 6 4 3 14 13 12 2 3 7 10 19 -8 31
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 25 7 9 9 21 38 12 3 5 4 11 20 13 4 4 5 10 18 -17 30
17 Tokushima Vortis 25 5 12 8 24 34 13 3 6 4 10 15 12 2 6 4 14 19 -10 27
18 Mito Hollyhock 25 7 6 12 30 45 13 3 4 6 18 27 12 4 2 6 12 18 -15 27
19 Iwaki 25 7 6 12 25 42 13 5 1 7 13 19 12 2 5 5 12 23 -17 27
20 Tochigi 25 6 8 11 22 27 12 5 5 2 16 11 13 1 3 9 6 16 -5 26
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 25 7 3 15 28 43 11 5 2 4 18 11 14 2 1 11 10 32 -15 24
22 Omiya Ardija 25 5 2 18 23 46 13 5 1 7 16 21 12 0 1 11 7 25 -23 17

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