Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Yokohama & Grulla Morioka 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 Yokohama nor Grulla Morioka 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.
Yokohama form and stats
Last season, Yokohama's Emperor Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Yokohama's results here at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium in the J-League have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Yokohama are returning here after guesting Vissel Kobe in a Nabisco Cup game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a J-League home game that ended 0-0 versus Urawa Reds.Yokohama are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Kyoto Sanga awaits in three days.
Yokohama aren't scoring a lot here at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium in the league, with only {8 goals} from 10 games. Yokohama have conceded 19 from these games.
Grulla Morioka form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Criacao Shinjuku in order to reach 2nd round of Emperor Cup. Morioka's mission in Emperor Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.The visitors are W4-D0-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J3-League.
The manager Matsubara was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Iwagin Stadium. Grulla Morioka suffered a 1-2 loss to Kataller Toyama.
Prior to that match, the Grulla Morioka manager Matsubara faced defeat when travelling to Kamatamare Sanuki and losing 0-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Morioka are hosting Matsumoto Yamaga in the J3-League only three days away.
Grulla Morioka has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games.
Head 2 Head
Yokohama-Grulla Morioka H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Yokohama one win, Grulla Morioka one win, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  K. Ogawa 6 goals |  M. Wada 4 goals | T. Miyaichi 3 goals |
Yokohama missing players
Grulla Morioka missing players
| Yokohama | Grulla Morioka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 26 | 11 | Scored | S | 18 | 31 | ||
| 51 | 25 | Conceded | C | 22 | 42 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | ||
| 15.6 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 11.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Kagoshima United | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Ehime | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| 4 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Nara Club | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Gifu | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Osaka | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Parceiro Nagano | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Vanraure Hachinohe | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Imabari | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | Azul Claro Numazu | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | YSCC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 13 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | Grulla Morioka | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 15 | Ryūkyū | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 16 |
| 17 | Fukushima United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 18 | Gainare Tottori | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 15 |
| 19 | Sagamihara | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
