National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Consadole Sapporo or Kyoto Sanga that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both participants have had sufficient rest since their previous game. Let's wish for an active game!
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Last season, Consadole's Ybc Levain Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals against Tokyo.Consadole Sapporo have less points than they have played home games in the J-League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 2 points.
Consadole Sapporo shared the glory with Cerezo Osaka in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Kaneko, a natural forward, was the top performer for the side in that game, scoring a rating of 8.35 (out of 10). Kaneko scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Consadole Sapporo drew at home versus Yokohama F. Marinos.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Consadole Sapporo matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, four draws and one defeat (from seven games).
Consadole Sapporo has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
Things could have gone better for Kyoto Sanga in their J-League away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right.
Home advantage was not enough for Kyoto in their previous game as they lost hosting Tokyo, 0-1. Midfield player Kawasaki was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.8/10. Kawasaki hit two key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
Before that, Kyoto Sanga travelled to Shonan Bellmare and returned home with a draw after the J-League game finished 1-1.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Kyoto Sanga has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Consadole Sapporo won two games, two matches ended in a draw and Kyoto Sanga have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 3 goals |   D. Okamura 1 goals | L. Fernandes 1 goals |
Consadole Sapporo missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Consadole Sapporo | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 31 | 11 | Scored | S | 10 | 29 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 5.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.5 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.2 | ||
| 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 28% | ||
| 9.4 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Consadole Sapporo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Júbilo Iwata | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
