National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tokyo or Fuji University that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Emperor Cup.4 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Tokyo have to build on here at Ajinomoto Stadium in the J-League.
The Tokyo followers enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kashima Antlers and win 3-1. The striker Watanabe outperformed all others in that match and got a match rating of 8.81 out of 10. Watanabe scored two goals.
In the game before, an away victory in the J-League match versus Shimizu S-Pulse with a 3-0 scoreline.The Tokyo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. From these home matches, Tokyo have conceded only 4 goals.
Fuji University form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Jobu University in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup.Two trips in a row for Fuji, whose boss Takataka could celebrate last time after the Emperor Cup win against Jobu University.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. dos Santos da Silva 4 goals |  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 3 goals |  M. Morishige 2 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Fuji University missing players
| Tokyo | Fuji University | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 72% | 54% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 9.7 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 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 | Jubilo 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 |
