Oita Trinita vs Shimizu S-Pulse: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 09.Jul
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ōita Bank Dome (40000 seats)

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! The leading roles are Oita Trinita and Shimizu S-Pulse, 3 points is the main plot and 90 minutes the length.

Insights:
  • Oita Trinita have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the most scored goals (46) in J2-League

It's no vacation for neither Oita Trinita nor Shimizu S-Pulse 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.

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Oita Trinita form and stats

Oita Trinita are steadily winning J2-League games and points here at Ōita Bank Dome. 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games.

The Oita Trinita fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Ōita Bank Dome: A 0-3 defeat against Machida Zelvia (placed 1st). Before that game this team had gone seven consecutive league fixtures without losing.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Júbilo Iwata the opponent.

Oita Trinita have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ōita Bank Dome with 18 goals in 12 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.

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Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats.

Two travels in a row for Shimizu, whose manager Akiba could celebrate last time after the win against Vegalta Sendai.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against V-Varen Nagasaki.

The travelling fans enjoy Shimizu S-Pulse's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 13 league matches away. Shimizu S-Pulse are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head encounter ended Shimizu S-Pulse - Oita Trinita 0-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Trinita two wins, three draws and Shimizu S-Pulse five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Shimizu S-PulseC. de Souza Júnior
C. de Souza Júnior
9 goals
Shimizu S-PulseT. Santos Santana
T. Santos Santana
7 goals
Shimizu S-PulseK. Nakayama
K. Nakayama
5 goals

Oita Trinita missing players

Shimizu S-Pulse missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Oita Trinita Shimizu S-Pulse
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 4 13 24
12 8 3 Won W 0 4 10
6 2 1 Drew D 2 5 8
6 2 1 Lost L 2 4 6
29 18 6 Scored S 4 20 46
29 13 6 Conceded C 6 11 20
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
67% 67% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 71%
46% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 50%
21% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 25%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 17%
50% 58% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 46% 46%
29% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 42%
29% 17% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 25%
 
4.8 4.2 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.8 5.9
3.8 3.8 5.6 Corners against (avg) C A 2.2 3.8 4
1.2 1.1 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.3 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.2 8.8 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 13 13.8
3.4 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 5.5 6.5
35% 37% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 28% 30%
 
8.5 7.4 6.4 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7.8 7.8
3.5 2.8 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 2.9 3.1
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Oita Trinita have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Oita Trinita haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the most scored goals (46) in J2-League
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in J2-League
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the the best goal difference (+26) in J2-League
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Machida Zelvia 24 16 5 3 40 15 12 9 2 1 23 8 12 7 3 2 17 7 25 53
2 Tokyo Verdy 24 13 4 7 32 16 12 4 4 4 11 10 12 9 0 3 21 6 16 43
3 Oita Trinita 24 12 6 6 29 29 12 8 2 2 18 13 12 4 4 4 11 16 0 42
4 Júbilo Iwata 24 11 8 5 40 27 13 5 6 2 23 17 11 6 2 3 17 10 13 41
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 24 12 5 7 39 26 11 7 2 2 24 11 13 5 3 5 15 15 13 41
6 Ventforet Kofu 24 12 4 8 36 25 13 8 2 3 22 10 11 4 2 5 14 15 11 40
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 24 10 8 6 46 20 11 6 3 2 26 9 13 4 5 4 20 11 26 38
8 Fujieda MYFC 24 10 5 9 37 39 12 4 3 5 14 19 12 6 2 4 23 20 -2 35
9 Fagiano Okayama 24 7 12 5 29 23 13 5 5 3 18 12 11 2 7 2 11 11 6 33
10 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 24 8 9 7 26 27 12 5 5 2 11 8 12 3 4 5 15 19 -1 33
11 Montedio Yamagata 24 10 2 12 37 32 11 6 1 4 20 13 13 4 1 8 17 19 5 32
12 Roasso Kumamoto 24 8 7 9 32 25 13 4 2 7 13 15 11 4 5 2 19 10 7 31
13 Vegalta Sendai 24 8 7 9 28 31 12 4 3 5 14 17 12 4 4 4 14 14 -3 31
14 Blaublitz Akita 24 8 7 9 20 27 11 3 4 4 8 10 13 5 3 5 12 17 -7 31
15 JEF United 24 7 7 10 23 32 12 5 4 3 13 13 12 2 3 7 10 19 -9 28
16 Mito Hollyhock 24 7 6 11 27 41 13 3 4 6 18 27 11 4 2 5 9 14 -14 27
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 24 6 9 9 20 38 12 3 5 4 11 20 12 3 4 5 9 18 -18 27
18 Tokushima Vortis 24 5 11 8 23 33 12 3 5 4 9 14 12 2 6 4 14 19 -10 26
19 Tochigi 24 6 7 11 20 25 11 5 4 2 14 9 13 1 3 9 6 16 -5 25
20 Zweigen Kanazawa 24 7 3 14 28 42 11 5 2 4 18 11 13 2 1 10 10 31 -14 24
21 Iwaki 24 6 6 12 21 39 12 4 1 7 9 16 12 2 5 5 12 23 -18 24
22 Omiya Ardija 24 5 2 17 23 44 13 5 1 7 16 21 11 0 1 10 7 23 -21 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Machida Zelvia 24 16 5 3 40 15 12 9 2 1 23 8 12 7 3 2 17 7 25 53
2 Tokyo Verdy 24 13 4 7 32 16 12 4 4 4 11 10 12 9 0 3 21 6 16 43
3 Oita Trinita 24 12 6 6 29 29 12 8 2 2 18 13 12 4 4 4 11 16 0 42
4 Júbilo Iwata 24 11 8 5 40 27 13 5 6 2 23 17 11 6 2 3 17 10 13 41
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 24 12 5 7 39 26 11 7 2 2 24 11 13 5 3 5 15 15 13 41
6 Ventforet Kofu 24 12 4 8 36 25 13 8 2 3 22 10 11 4 2 5 14 15 11 40
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 24 10 8 6 46 20 11 6 3 2 26 9 13 4 5 4 20 11 26 38
8 Fujieda MYFC 24 10 5 9 37 39 12 4 3 5 14 19 12 6 2 4 23 20 -2 35
9 Fagiano Okayama 24 7 12 5 29 23 13 5 5 3 18 12 11 2 7 2 11 11 6 33
10 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 24 8 9 7 26 27 12 5 5 2 11 8 12 3 4 5 15 19 -1 33
11 Montedio Yamagata 24 10 2 12 37 32 11 6 1 4 20 13 13 4 1 8 17 19 5 32
12 Roasso Kumamoto 24 8 7 9 32 25 13 4 2 7 13 15 11 4 5 2 19 10 7 31
13 Vegalta Sendai 24 8 7 9 28 31 12 4 3 5 14 17 12 4 4 4 14 14 -3 31
14 Blaublitz Akita 24 8 7 9 20 27 11 3 4 4 8 10 13 5 3 5 12 17 -7 31
15 JEF United 24 7 7 10 23 32 12 5 4 3 13 13 12 2 3 7 10 19 -9 28
16 Mito Hollyhock 24 7 6 11 27 41 13 3 4 6 18 27 11 4 2 5 9 14 -14 27
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 24 6 9 9 20 38 12 3 5 4 11 20 12 3 4 5 9 18 -18 27
18 Tokushima Vortis 24 5 11 8 23 33 12 3 5 4 9 14 12 2 6 4 14 19 -10 26
19 Tochigi 24 6 7 11 20 25 11 5 4 2 14 9 13 1 3 9 6 16 -5 25
20 Zweigen Kanazawa 24 7 3 14 28 42 11 5 2 4 18 11 13 2 1 10 10 31 -14 24
21 Iwaki 24 6 6 12 21 39 12 4 1 7 9 16 12 2 5 5 12 23 -18 24
22 Omiya Ardija 24 5 2 17 23 44 13 5 1 7 16 21 11 0 1 10 7 23 -21 17

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