Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Urawa Reds & Kansai University face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Urawa saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the J-League. This match was also played here at Urawa Komaba Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Kansai University have had more rest.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Urawa Reds participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.Urawa Reds are steadily winning J-League games and points here at Urawa Komaba Stadium. 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.
Urawa Reds drew their last game, also a home match. Kashima Antlers was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Scholz was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.65 out of 10. The defender Scholz won 4 of 5 duels.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.Urawa Reds are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Yokohama awaits in four days.
Urawa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Urawa Komaba Stadium with 13 goals in 7 league matches.
Kansai University form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Arterivo Wakayama in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. They also participated in Emperor Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Two trips in a row for Kansai University, whose coach Maeda could celebrate last time after the Emperor Cup win against Arterivo Wakayama.
A loss, in the Emperor Cup away at Cerezo Osaka, earlier.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Scholz 3 goals |  S. Koroki 3 goals |  T. Akimoto 2 goals |
Urawa Reds missing players
Kansai University missing players
| Urawa Reds | Kansai University | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 3 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 32 | 23 | Scored | S | 8 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Conceded | C | 6 | 6 | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 52% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.8 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6 | ||
| 3.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | ||
| 10.9 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 13 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 12 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 12 |
