Shonan Bellmare vs Fagiano Okayama in Emperor Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: Japan Emperor Cup
Competition: Wed 12.Jul
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: City Light Stadium (15479 seats)

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.

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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).

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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

Shonan BellmareY. Ohashi
Y. Ohashi
4 goals
Fagiano OkayamaS. Sakuragawa
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