National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's ThespaKusatsu Gunma or Oita Trinita that keep their silverware dream alive.
Oita Trinita could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a J-League game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Yokohama F. Marinos, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Oita Trinita.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
ThespaKusatsu Gunma form and stats
ThespaKusatsu Gunma participated in Emperor Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.When playing at home in the J2-League, ThespaKusatsu Gunma have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 12 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
ThespaKusatsu Gunma drew their last game, also a home match. Ehime was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Before that match, a J2-League win away at Fagiano Okayama.The match schedule is unforgiving for ThespaKusatsu as they have a new game in only four days, a J2-League match thankfully also at home. Renofa Yamaguchi are visiting.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for ThespaKusatsu here at Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). ThespaKusatsu's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Oita Trinita form and stats
Trinita was sent out of Emperor Cup in the quarter-finals last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Oita Trinita so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-11 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Oita Trinita have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Yokohama game.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Oita Trinita, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-5 versus Yokohama F. Marinos. Hokuto Shimoda got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Shimoda served one assist and hit seven key passes. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Yokohama F. Marinos was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
A 0-2 loss hosting Kawasaki Frontale before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Oita Trinita are hosting Consadole Sapporo in the J-League only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Oita Trinita as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. Oita Trinita have conceded 25 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: ThespaKusatsu won three, Oita Trinita triumphed in five and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Machida 5 goals | S. Nagasawa 4 goals |  K. Watanabe 3 goals |
ThespaKusatsu Gunma missing players
Oita Trinita missing players
| ThespaKusatsu Gunma | Oita Trinita | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 10 | 15 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | ||
| 37 | 14 | Conceded | C | 24 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 52% | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 6.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 6.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 40% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 24% | ||
| 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 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 52 |
| 2 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 51 |
| 3 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 47 |
| 4 | Ryukyu | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 44 |
| 7 | Machida Zelvia | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 8 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Mito Hollyhock | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | JEF United | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Fagiano Okayama | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Blaublitz Akita | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 19 | Ehime | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -19 | 21 |
| 20 | Omiya Ardija | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Sagamihara | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -17 | 20 |
| 22 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -19 | 20 |
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 40 | 62 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 30 | 56 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 24 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 19 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 25 | -24 | 16 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 31 | -35 | 15 |