Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Tokyo Verdy & Blaublitz Akita face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Tokyo Verdy nor Blaublitz Akita as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Tokyo Verdy form and stats
Last season, Tokyo Verdy's Emperor Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.When playing at home in the J2-League, Tokyo Verdy have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Tokyo, who played 1-1 against Omiya Ardija. That match was also played at this venue (Ajinomoto Stadium).
Before that game, the home loss against Zweigen Kanazawa with the scoreline 1-3.The manager Hori will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yokohama in only four days.
Tokyo Verdy have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ajinomoto Stadium with 14 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, Tokyo Verdy have conceded 12 goals.
Blaublitz Akita form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Blaublitz Akita playing as the away team in the J2-League this season.
Blaublitz are travelling again after losing away to Machida Zelvia in their previous match (0-2).
Ahead of that match was the J2-League away draw versus Oita Trinita that ended 1-1.A new game in only four days for Blaublitz Akita, the J2-League home match versus Roasso Kumamoto. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Blaublitz Akita as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. Blaublitz Akita have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - one - zero (Tokyo wins - draws - Blaublitz Akita wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less. One of the profiles has been Koike with 4 goals scored against Blaublitz Akita in these 3 meetings.Top Goalscorers
  R. Sugimoto 6 goals | R. Sato 6 goals | M. Arai 4 goals |
Tokyo Verdy missing players
Blaublitz Akita missing players
| Tokyo Verdy | Blaublitz Akita | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 47 | 18 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 68% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | ||
| 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 7.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| 42% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 30% | ||
| 10.4 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Yokohama | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Fagiano Okayama | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Roasso Kumamoto | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 7 | Montedio Yamagata | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Ventforet Kofu | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | JEF United | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Tokyo Verdy | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 16 | Mito Hollyhock | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 17 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 22 |
| 18 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 21 |
| 19 | Tochigi | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 21 | Ryūkyū | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 22 | Grulla Morioka | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -22 | 14 |
