Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Urawa Reds & Fukushima United 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.
Urawa Reds form and stats
2 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Urawa Reds have to build on here at Urawa Komaba Stadium in the J-League.
Urawa Reds haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 226 minutes ago. Scholz scored that one.
Urawa Reds shared the glory with Avispa Fukuoka in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Midfielder Iwao was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.11 (out of ten) in that game. Iwao hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 64 successful passes (of 77 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cerezo Osaka (0-2).Urawa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Urawa Komaba Stadium with 13 goals in 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Fukushima United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated North Asia University in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup.3-2-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Fukushima United in their J3-League matches away.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Fukushima United goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 191 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Fukushima delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Tegevajaro Miyazaki in their previous game.
A quick return to home after this game, as Fukushima United are hosting Fujieda MYFC in the J3-League only four days away.
It's early days yet, but Fukushima United has scored 10 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (5 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Takahashi 6 goals |   K. Junker 4 goals |  A. Scholz 2 goals |
Urawa Reds missing players
Fukushima United missing players
| Urawa Reds | Fukushima United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 41 | 28 | Scored | S | 20 | 41 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.2 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 30% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 30% | ||
| 8 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 8.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 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 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kagoshima United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Iwaki | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Fukushima United | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 19 |
| 5 | Fujieda MYFC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Kataller Toyama | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Parceiro Nagano | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Ehime | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Gifu | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | Imabari | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Azul Claro Numazu | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | Sagamihara | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 16 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 | YSCC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -14 | 5 |
| 18 | Gainare Tottori | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | -15 | 4 |
