Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nojima Stella W & Elfen Saitama W face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Empress's Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Nojima Stella W form and stats
Three WE League home games done for Nojima Stella W, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.
The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Omiya Ardija Ventus last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Elfen Saitama W and winning 2-1.At Hiroshima Ball Games Stadium 1, Nojima Stella W has the goal stats of 3-6 (for/against) from 3 league fixtures.
Elfen Saitama W form and stats
No WE League points yet away for Elfen Saitama W, from their first 3 matches.
Elfen Saitama W failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Nojima Stella W that ended with defeat 1-2.
Before that match, the victory at home hosting Iga Kunoichi W in the Empress's Cup (2-1).
Elfen Saitama W are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {1 goals} from 3 away games. For Saitama, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Sasai 1 goals |  Y. Hirano 1 goals | Y. Seno 1 goals |
Nojima Stella W missing players
Elfen Saitama W missing players
| Nojima Stella W | Elfen Saitama W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 22% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | ||
| 11.9 | 11.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 12.4 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | INAC Kobe Leonessa W | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Urawa Reds W | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai W | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 14 |
| 4 | NTV Beleza W | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Nojima Stella W | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 6 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Elfen Saitama W | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima W | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | JEF United W | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 5 |
| 10 | Parceiro Nagano W | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Albirex Niigata W | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
