Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shonan Bellmare & Thank Kuriyama face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Shonan Bellmare's results here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka in the J-League have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Bellmare drew their last game, also a home match. Albirex Niigata was the opponent, 2-2 the score.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima (0-1).The manager Yamaguchi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kashima Antlers in only four days.
The Shonan Bellmare fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches.
Thank Kuriyama form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Yamagata University in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup.It's the second away game in a row for Kuriyama, but there's smiles all around after the 9-1 victory versus Sapporo University last time out. As mentioned above, Thank Kuriyama was the only team on the pitch versus Sapporo University in their previous game, winning 9-1. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game was the away Regional Leagues: Hokkaido victory against Kyokusyuukai with the score of 9-0.The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 12 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 8 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. 0 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Thank Kuriyama have another game away in just four days, a Regional Leagues: Hokkaido match vs Hokushukai. A demanding calendar for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Machino 8 goals |  Y. Ohashi 3 goals |  K. Onose 3 goals |
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Thank Kuriyama missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Thank Kuriyama | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 21 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 18 | Scored | S | 52 | 97 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Conceded | C | 8 | 10 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 33% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 67% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 5% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 12.9 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 13 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 12 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 12 |
