National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Cerezo Osaka or Kashiwa Reysol that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Last season their Ybc Levain Cup adventure ended in the play-offs.Cerezo Osaka have collected 11 points from their J-League home games so far after 3-2-1. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Ybc Levain Cup for Cerezo Osaka.
A good away victory last time out for Cerezo, who won 2-1 against Yokohama. Previous to that game, a J-League home match hosting Vegalta Sendai in a game that was won 2-1.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cerezo, as the J-League home game vs Urawa Reds is only three days away.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cerezo here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). As for guarding their own goal, Cerezo Osaka have only let in 3 goals at home.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Kashiwa's mission in Ybc Levain Cup last season failed in the group stage.As the visiting team in J-League matches, Kashiwa Reysol have produced an overall stat of 3-2-1 so far. When we have look at the Ybc Levain Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
Kashiwa failed to get anything from their last game, a J-League home match vs Kashima Antlers that ended with defeat 2-3. Before that, Kashiwa travelled to Oita Trinita and returned home with a draw after the J-League game finished 0-0.
Late heartbreak for Kashiwa in the Kashima Antlers match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
The schedule is very tough for Kashiwa now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Shimizu S-Pulse is waiting in only three days.
Kashiwa has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. Kashiwa have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cerezo Osaka four wins, two draws and Kashiwa Reysol four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 14 goals | H. Nakama 4 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Scored | S | 20 | 62 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 9 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 5 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 216 | 116 | Total Shots | T S | 115 | 315 | ||
| 91 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 48 | 143 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 35 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Kashima Antlers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 14 | Oita Trinita | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 15 | Vegalta Sendai | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
| 17 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 4 |