National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Vissel Kobe or Tokushima Vortis that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Vissel nor Tokushima Vortis 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.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel participated in Ybc Levain Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.The story so far in the J-League for Vissel Kobe at their home stadium (NOEVIR Stadium Kobe) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Before that, Vissel Kobe drew at home versus Shimizu S-Pulse.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vissel handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and two defeats.
The manager A. Miura will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kashima Antlers in only three days.
Vissel aren't scoring a lot here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games. Vissel Kobe are not conceding a lot of goals here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
The visitors are W2-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.
Tokushima Vortis failed to get anything from their last game, a J-League home match vs Kashima Antlers that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Cerezo Osaka.
Tokushima Vortis are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of three matches.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The J-League trip to Kashiwa Reysol.
The visiting Tokushima have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 6 games. Tokushima Vortis have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Vissel, two draws and one win for Tokushima Vortis. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Vissel Kobe missing players
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| Vissel Kobe | Tokushima Vortis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 29 | 7 | Scored | S | 11 | 29 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.8 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3 | ||
| 31% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 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 | Tokyo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 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 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 31 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -20 | 2 |