National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Shonan Bellmare or Tokyo that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shonan Bellmare and Tokyo.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
Last season, Bellmare's Ybc Levain Cup journey ended in the play-offs against Tokyo.Shonan Bellmare have played 4 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Shonan Bellmare, who played 0-0 against Júbilo Iwata. That match was also played at this venue (Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka). The forward Segawa was declared "man of the match" for Shonan Bellmare with a rating of 7.43/10. Segawa hit the woodwork once, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 26 successful passes (of 28 total).
A J-League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Nagoya Grampus.Shonan Bellmare are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Gamba Osaka awaits in four days.
The lack of attacking qualities in Bellmare means that they have only scored 1 goal in 4 league home games, less than half a goal per match.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo's mission in Ybc Levain Cup last season failed in the semi-finals against Nagoya Grampus.2-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tokyo in their J-League matches away.
Tokyo delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Urawa Reds in their previous fixture. Defender Morishige was the best team player with a rating of 8.03. Morishige won 5 of 6 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Vissel Kobe in the J-League.The schedule is very tough for Tokyo now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Consadole Sapporo is waiting in only three days.
The attacking power of Tokyo when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams involved encountered each other before this campaign: Tokyo - Shonan Bellmare 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Bellmare victory, two draws and seven Tokyo wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Machino 2 goals |   M. Morishige 2 goals | A. dos Santos da Silva 2 goals |
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 7 | 29 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 45% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 64% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 36% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 28% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 29% | ||
| 10 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 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 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Júbilo Iwata | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 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 |
