National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Urawa Reds or Sagamihara 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 Urawa and Sagamihara.
Urawa Reds form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Emperor Cup for Urawa, as the manager R. Rodríguez Suárez led his troops to eliminate Kataller Toyama, and reach the 3rd Round. Urawa participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.24 points is a decent return from 12 J-League games here at Urawa Komaba Stadium for Urawa Reds. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa not having conceded a league goal in 273 minutes.
Urawa shared the glory with Vegalta Sendai in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Midfield player Yoshio Koizumi got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Koizumi hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 38 successful passes (of 46 total).
Ahead of that match, Urawa won a home game hosting Avispa Fukuoka (2-0).The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Urawa home games with this odds we find one game with a similar winning chance. Resulting in zero wins, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, zero matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Urawa as they are travelling to their away game against Oita Trinita in the J-League. That match is three days after this one.
The Urawa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. On the other hand, Urawa have conceded 12 goals.
Sagamihara form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Komazawa University and Giravanz Kitakyushu in order to reach 3rd round of Emperor Cup.There's been little loot from Sagamihara's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the J2-League. Sagamihara only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Sagamihara, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The JEF United game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Sagamihara's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Giravanz Kitakyushu that finished 0-0.
A 1-1 draw at Blaublitz Akita's stadium before that.You'll want to know how Sagamihara managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in one away win, zero draws and zero home wins.
The schedule is very tough for Sagamihara now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J2-League game at Ryukyu is waiting in only four days.
Goals are few and far between in Sagamihara's away league games. Only 4 goals from 10 travels. 12 goals have been conceded by Sagamihara in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Junker 7 goals |  Y. Abe 3 goals | T. Tanaka 3 goals |
Urawa Reds missing players
Sagamihara missing players
| Urawa Reds | Sagamihara | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Conceded | C | 13 | 32 | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 48% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 6.6 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.2 | 7.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 7 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 21 | 43 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 35 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 16 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 13 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 31 | -38 | 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 | Júbilo Iwata | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 | Ryukyu | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | Albirex Niigata | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 41 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 37 |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 36 |
| 7 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Machida Zelvia | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 35 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -3 | 33 |
| 10 | JEF United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| 11 | Mito Hollyhock | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -2 | 25 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -17 | 22 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 19 |
| 19 | Ehime | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -16 | 18 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -16 | 17 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -18 | 13 |