National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Shonan Bellmare or Fagiano Okayama that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Bellmare nor Fagiano Okayama 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.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
Shonan Bellmare have reached this Emperor Cup stage through battling and winning against Thank Kuriyama. Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Shonan Bellmare's results here at City Light Stadium in the J-League have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
The Shonan Bellmare coach Yamaguchi and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Kashiwa Reysol. Midfield player Barada got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Barada hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Heartbreak before that as Bellmare lost 1-4 at Yokohama F. Marinos's place.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shonan Bellmare, as the J-League home game vs Avispa Fukuoka is only four days away.
Shonan Bellmare has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Bellmare are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (22 from 9 played).
Fagiano Okayama form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Giravanz Kitakyushu in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. Fagiano Okayama was sent out of Emperor Cup in the 2nd round last season.2-8-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fagiano Okayama in their J2-League matches away.
Fagiano are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Tokushima Vortis. As mentioned above, Fagiano Okayama drew the match against Tokushima Vortis. Manager Kiyama brought on Kimura to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
A loss against Fujieda MYFC was the result prior to that, in a J2-League home game.A quick return to home after this game, as Fagiano are hosting V-Varen Nagasaki in the J2-League only four days away.
It's early days yet, but Fagiano Okayama has scored 12 and conceded 12 goals from their travels in the league so far (12 games).
Head 2 Head
Shonan Bellmare have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) facing Fagiano Okayama.Top Goalscorers
![]() Y. Ohashi 4 goals | ![]() S. Sakuragawa 4 goals |
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Fagiano Okayama missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Fagiano Okayama | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 9 | 29 | ||
| 48 | 24 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 18% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.5 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 28% | ||
| 12.9 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 9.4 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 |