National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kyoto Sanga or Consadole Sapporo that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Consadole Sapporo, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Kyoto Sanga nor Consadole Sapporo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Kyoto Sanga at their home stadium (Sanga Stadium by Kyocera) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Kyoto Sanga's last game was hosting Sagan Tosu and winning 3-1. The talented striker Utaka outshone all others in that game and got a match rating of 8.54 out of 10. Utaka scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 17 successful passes (of 21 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Gamba Osaka that ended 1-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Kyoto as they are travelling to their away game against Kashiwa Reysol in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
The Kyoto Sanga fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. On the other hand, Kyoto have conceded 7 goals.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Consadole Sapporo's mission in Ybc Levain Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals against Tokyo.As the visiting team in J-League matches, Consadole Sapporo have produced an overall stat of 1-3-1 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Consadole Sapporo, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Nagoya Grampus last time out. Sugeno (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.1. Sugeno topped it up with a clean sheet.
It was a J-League defeat before that one as the away game against Sagan Tosu wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.A quick return to home after this game, as Consadole are hosting Tokyo in the J-League only three days away.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Consadole Sapporo have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Kyoto Sanga-Consadole Sapporo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kyoto Sanga six wins, Consadole Sapporo two wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Utaka 6 goals |   T. Kaneko 2 goals |  T. Ogiwara 1 goals |
Kyoto Sanga missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Kyoto Sanga | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 31 | 20 | Scored | S | 21 | 30 | ||
| 22 | 13 | Conceded | C | 21 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 11 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | ||
| 8.2 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 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 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
