Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Júbilo Iwata & Oita Trinita face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Emperor Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Júbilo nor Oita Trinita 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.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
Last season, Júbilo's Emperor Cup journey ended in the 4th round.Júbilo Iwata are steadily winning J2-League games and points here at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa. 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 18 games. 3W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Emperor Cup for Júbilo Iwata. Júbilo Iwata has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Montedio Yamagata defeat 102 days ago.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Ehime in the J2-League last time out and are looking for a win here.
1-1 away at Tochigi before that.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 Júbilo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won three, drawn five and lost three.
Júbilo Iwata are traveling soon after this match as the J2-League match at Omiya Ardija awaits in three days.
The Júbilo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 35 goals in 18 league matches. Júbilo have conceded 22 in these home matches.
Oita Trinita form and stats
They also participated in Emperor Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Oita Trinita so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-13 (win-draw-lose). Total Emperor Cup statistics for Oita Trinita: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Trinita have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 15 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Yokohama game.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Tokushima Vortis in their previous outing. The J-League match ended in a draw 1-1. Shun Takagi had red hot gloves after the game against Tokushima Vortis, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Attacker Yamato Machida got a player rating of 7.85 in the game. "Man of the match" Machida scored one goal and had 33 successful passes (of 36 total).
Before that, Trinita secured a home win against Vegalta Sendai with the score 2-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Trinita in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Oita Trinita, three draws and four defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Trinita as they have only managed to score 9 times from 16 away games in the league. As for defending, Trinita rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 31 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Júbilo victories, three draws and three Oita Trinita wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Júbilo Iwata missing players
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| Júbilo Iwata | Oita Trinita | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 49 | 23 | Scored | S | 8 | 24 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 23 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 6.2 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.4 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.1 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 37% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Júbilo Iwata | 35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 27 | 74 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 25 | 71 |
| 3 | Ventforet Kofu | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 66 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 62 |
| 5 | Albirex Niigata | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 61 |
| 6 | Montedio Yamagata | 35 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 61 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 21 | 58 |
| 8 | Ryukyu | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 52 |
| 9 | JEF United | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 50 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 49 |
| 11 | Fagiano Okayama | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 44 |
| 12 | Tokyo Verdy | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 55 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | -8 | 44 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 22 | -5 | 42 |
| 14 | Omiya Ardija | 35 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -2 | 37 |
| 15 | Tochigi | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -10 | 37 |
| 16 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 35 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | -17 | 34 |
| 17 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 33 |
| 18 | Ehime | 35 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 57 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -23 | 33 |
| 19 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -17 | 32 |
| 20 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 35 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -23 | 31 |
| 21 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 31 | -30 | 31 |
| 22 | Sagamihara | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 19 | -18 | 29 |
| 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 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 69 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 48 | 81 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 69 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 40 | 72 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 60 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 58 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 57 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 56 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 52 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 46 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 46 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 45 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | -4 | 42 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 39 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -13 | 37 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 33 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -15 | 37 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -15 | 32 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -8 | 31 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -20 | 30 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 31 | -25 | 28 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 33 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 33 | -26 | 26 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 43 | -40 | 25 |