Perhaps a welcome break from league football as NTV Beleza W & Albirex Niigata W face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Empress's Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
NTV Beleza W form and stats
Overall WE League statistics playing at home this season for NTV Beleza W are 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Beleza's previous match was a Empress's Cup game also played at their home, finishing 3-0 vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima W. The home side hope to to repeat that performance.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Vegalta Sendai W that ended 0-0.NTV Beleza W have conceded 6 from these games.
Albirex Niigata W form and stats
Playing away, Albirex Niigata W have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the WE League this season.
The regulars enjoyed Albirex Niigata W's previous fixture versus Omiya Ardija Ventus, a Empress's Cup win (1-0) played at home.
Prior to that match, the Albirex manager Muramatsu faced defeat when travelling to INAC Kobe Leonessa W and losing 1-2.Albirex Niigata W are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {2 goals} from 4 away games. 5 goals have been conceded by Albirex Niigata W in these games.
Head 2 Head
Beleza have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive games without losing (3-2-0) when playing Albirex Niigata W.Top Goalscorers
  R. Ueki 1 goals |  T. Muramatsu 1 goals | Y. Takikawa 1 goals |
NTV Beleza W missing players
Albirex Niigata W missing players
| NTV Beleza W | Albirex Niigata W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 52 | 23 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 20 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 40% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.7 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8 | ||
| 7.2 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 24% | ||
| 10.2 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 7.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 |
