National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Vissel Kobe 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 Vissel and Tokyo.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel participated in Ybc Levain Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.3-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Vissel Kobe so far this season. 1W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Ybc Levain Cup for Vissel Kobe.
Vissel's previous game was a J-League match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima. The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Oita Trinita that ended 0-0.
The 3-0 win against Sanfrecce Hiroshima was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Vissel have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 22 matches with the results: Won ten, drawn five and lost seven.
The manager A. Miura will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yokohama F. Marinos in only four days.
Vissel has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Vissel Kobe have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Tokyo form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Tokyo, as they won the Ybc Levain Cup.Playing away, Tokyo have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the J-League this season. When we have look at the Ybc Levain Cup statistics, we find 3W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. It's looking increasingly bleak for Tokyo who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Consadole Sapporo was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Tokyo might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Yokohama F. Marinos proved too strong as Tokyo slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Ajinomoto Stadium. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Tokushima Vortis.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Tokyo in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Tokyo, four draws and three defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Tokyo manager K. Hasegawa as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Kashima Antlers.
Tokyo are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Tokyo - Vissel Kobe 2-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Vissel Kobe won two, Tokyo won five and three draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 9 goals |   D. Queiroz de Oliveira 5 goals | R. Kikuchi 3 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 11 | 32 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 9 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 7% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 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 | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.1 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 31% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Tokushima Vortis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 26 | 35 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Avispa Fukuoka | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| 11 | Tokushima Vortis | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 6 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -26 | 2 |