National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tochigi or Kyoto Sanga that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Tochigi and Kyoto Sanga.
Tochigi form and stats
Last season, Tochigi's Emperor Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Tochigi have collected 15 points from their J2-League home games so far after 3-6-5.
A strong away win for Tochigi against JEF United the last match, as Ueda were on target.
Ahead of that match, Tochigi lost 0-1 at home to Tokyo Verdy.Tochigi are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Fagiano Okayama awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Tochigi here at Kanseki Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 14 games).
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kyoto Sanga so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-5 (win-draw-lose).
Kyoto play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Avispa Fukuoka. Asada, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.35. Asada won 9 of 12 duels.
A 2-2 draw at Urawa Reds's stadium before that.A new game in only four days for Kyoto Sanga, the J-League home match versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Busy days.
Kyoto Sanga have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the last ten meetings): Tochigi won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Kyoto Sanga managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
![]() P. Utaka 9 goals | ![]() K. Yano 5 goals | ![]() C. Gutiérrez González 3 goals |
Tochigi missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Tochigi | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 13 | 26 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Conceded | C | 25 | 35 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 40% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.6 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | ||
| 30% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 12.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 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 | Albirex Niigata | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 51 |
| 2 | Yokohama | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 51 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 48 |
| 4 | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 40 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 39 |
| 7 | Roasso Kumamoto | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Oita Trinita | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 37 |
| 9 | JEF United | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | Tokyo Verdy | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 36 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | Mito Hollyhock | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | Montedio Yamagata | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 26 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 15 | Ventforet Kofu | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 16 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 30 |
| 18 | Blaublitz Akita | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 28 |
| 19 | Grulla Morioka | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -20 | 27 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 23 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 23 |
| 22 | Ryukyu | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -19 | 19 |
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -3 | 29 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 24 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 20 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 19 |