Perhaps a welcome break from league football as NTV Beleza W & Sanfrecce Hiroshima W face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Empress's Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
NTV Beleza W form and stats
The story so far in the WE League for NTV Beleza W at their home stadium (Kanseki Stadium) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The spoils were shared in NTV Beleza W's previous game, also at home. Visiting Vegalta Sendai W travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Omiya Ardija Ventus.With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Beleza defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima W form and stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima W are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the WE League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses).
There were no winners in Sanfrecce Hiroshima W's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Parceiro Nagano W.
Before that, the win at home hosting Yokohama W in the Empress's Cup (1-0).
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima W as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the previous two meetings): NTV Beleza W won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Sanfrecce Hiroshima W have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Ueki 1 goals |  T. Muramatsu 1 goals |
NTV Beleza W missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima W missing players
| NTV Beleza W | Sanfrecce Hiroshima W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 7 | 15 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 52 | 23 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 47% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 27% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 20% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 6.4 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.8 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 13.4 | ||
| 7.2 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 7.2 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 17% | ||
| 10.4 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 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 |
