National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Shimizu S-Pulse or Kyoto Sanga that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Shimizu S-Pulse nor Kyoto Sanga 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.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Emperor Cup for Shimizu, as the manager Mannarino led his troops to eliminate Tokuyama University, and reach the 3rd Round. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.With 1 J-League win, 4 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Shimizu S-Pulse are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Shimizu S-Pulse's last game was hosting Avispa Fukuoka and winning 3-1. Midfield player Nishizawa got a match rating of 8.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Nishizawa scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Shimizu handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Shimizu S-Pulse are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Cerezo Osaka awaits in four days.
Shimizu S-Pulse have conceded 15 from these games.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Kochi United in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Kyoto Sanga have only collected 9 points from their away games in the J-League, after 2-3-4 (9 played).
Kyoto lost away at Kashima Antlers (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
aweayteam Hara magic won. We have checked recent matches where Kyoto Sanga have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Shonan Bellmare in just four days.
As opposed to that, Kyoto Sanga have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shimizu S-Pulse six wins, two draws and Kyoto Sanga two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 8 goals |   T. Santos Santana 4 goals |  Y. Suzuki 3 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 24 | 38 | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | ||
| 27% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 27% | ||
| 12.4 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.1 | 12.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 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 |
