Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Shonan Bellmare & Vertfee Yaita face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Shonan Bellmare saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the J-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Cerezo Osaka, was also a home game here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka. The away team is better rested.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Shonan Bellmare's struggle is real here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka with only 5 points collected from 8 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-5.
The Bellmare crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Cerezo Osaka here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka. Midfield player Ishihara got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Ishihara hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Kawasaki Frontale and winning 4-0.There will be little rest for Shonan Bellmare after this match as they are travelling to Cerezo Osaka for a Nabisco Cup game in only three days.
Bellmare have scored 5 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Vertfee Yaita form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Nagai in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup.The fans enjoyed Vertfee Yaita's previous fixture versus Nagai, a Emperor Cup win (7-0) played at home.
Head 2 Head
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Vertfee Yaita missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Vertfee Yaita | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 9.8 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 11 |
