National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Shonan Bellmare or Júbilo Iwata that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
Bellmare have not come this way in the Emperor Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Vertfee Yaita. Shonan Bellmare participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J-League this season. Shonan Bellmare have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka.
Bellmare's last game was hosting Tokyo and winning 2-0. Sugioka, defender, was given a rating of 7.93/10 in that game, top of the team. Sugioka served one assist, hit three key passes and won 4 of 8 duels.
Erik lost again
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Shonan Bellmare as they are travelling to their away game against Kyoto Sanga in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
Shonan Bellmare aren't scoring a lot here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka in the league, with only 7 goals from 9 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Matsumoto Yamaga in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup. Júbilo's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Júbilo Iwata so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Júbilo Iwata are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the match against Sagan Tosu. Midfield player Kanuma was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.34/10. Kanuma scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
We have checked recent matches where Júbilo Iwata have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 0 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Kawasaki Frontale.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Júbilo have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two participants are: five wins for Shonan Bellmare, two draws and three wins for Júbilo Iwata. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Machino 7 goals |  Y. Suzuki 5 goals | F. González Lasso 5 goals |
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Júbilo Iwata missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Scored | S | 9 | 32 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Conceded | C | 16 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 28% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.8 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 24% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | ||
| 10.3 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 11.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 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 |
