Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Zweigen Kanazawa & Machida Zelvia 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 Kanazawa nor Machida Zelvia 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.
Zweigen Kanazawa form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Zweigen Kanazawa have to build on here at Ishikawa Seibu Stadium in the J2-League.
Zweigen Kanazawa drew their last game, also a home match. ThespaKusatsu Gunma was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Prior to that, an away loss at Shimizu S-Pulse in the J2-League.Zweigen Kanazawa are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Blaublitz Akita awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Kanazawa in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches.
Machida Zelvia form and stats
Last season their Emperor Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Machida Zelvia's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Machida Zelvia collect 19 points from their 9 away matches in the J2-League. 6 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
It's the second away game in a row for Machida Zelvia, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus JEF United last time out.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Tokushima Vortis's place.After this away game Machida Zelvia return home for a J2-League game against V-Varen Nagasaki. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Machida Zelvia have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Machida as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Machida Zelvia have been victorious in every one of the 4 latest matches against this opponent. Something to take note of?Top Goalscorers
  E. Nascimento de Lima 7 goals |   K. Sugiura 6 goals |  J. Kato 6 goals |
Zweigen Kanazawa missing players
Machida Zelvia missing players
| Zweigen Kanazawa | Machida Zelvia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 16 | 35 | ||
| 42 | 15 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8.7 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 8.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 37% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 41% | ||
| 12.4 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 8.2 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 42 |
| 2 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 34 |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Júbilo Iwata | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
| 9 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 28 |
| 11 | Roasso Kumamoto | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 12 | Blaublitz Akita | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Montedio Yamagata | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 14 | Fujieda MYFC | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 15 | JEF United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 16 | Tochigi | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -9 | 20 |
| 18 | Tokushima Vortis | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 19 | Mito Hollyhock | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -17 | 20 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -17 | 19 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -20 | 16 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -14 | 14 |
