Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vissel Kobe & Parceiro Nagano 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 Vissel Kobe nor Parceiro Nagano 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.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.Vissel Kobe are steadily winning J-League games and points here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
In their previous game, the manager Yoshida led his Vissel to a defeat away at Cerezo Osaka. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. The defeat against Cerezo Osaka was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by Kitano). Yamaguchi (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.02/10. Yamaguchi scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Before that one, a nice away victory at Nagoya Grampus. A Nabisco Cup game.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Vissel Kobe as they have a new game in only four days, a Nabisco Cup match thankfully also at home. Yokohama are visiting.
Vissel Kobe have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 17 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Vissel Kobe have conceded only 6 goals.
Parceiro Nagano form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Laranja Kyoto in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. They also participated in Emperor Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Parceiro Nagano playing as the away team in the J3-League this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Parceiro in their previous game as they lost hosting Ryukyu, 1-2.
It was a J3-League defeat before that one as the away game against Osaka wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.A new game in only four days for Parceiro Nagano, the J3-League home match versus Kagoshima United. Busy days.
Parceiro Nagano has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōsako 11 goals |  Y. Muto 6 goals |  D. Sasaki 4 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Parceiro Nagano missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Parceiro Nagano | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 40 | 20 | Scored | S | 19 | 39 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.4 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 35% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | ||
| 12.1 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 16 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kataller Toyama | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Ehime | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Nara Club | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Parceiro Nagano | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Imabari | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | YSCC | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 19 |
| 10 | Gifu | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Osaka | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Grulla Morioka | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 13 | Ryukyu | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Azul Claro Numazu | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 15 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 16 |
| 17 | Gainare Tottori | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 18 | Fukushima United | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 19 | Sagamihara | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 7 |
