The visiting Oita Trinita side should be favourites in this visit to Cerezo Osaka, as the away team holds a 9 point advantage from their eight league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
When playing at home, Cerezo Osaka have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 4 games.Cerezo Osaka lost their last game at Shimizu S-Pulse after a 0-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Cerezo Osaka lost 0-1 at home to Consadole Sapporo.
The lack of attacking qualities in Cerezo Osaka means that they have only scored 2 goals in 4 home games, less than half a goal per match. 4 goals have been conceded.
Oita Trinita form and stats
As the visiting team Oita Trinita have produced an overall stat of 3-1-0 so far.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Gamba Osaka in their previous outing. The J-League match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Vegalta Sendai.
The travelling fans enjoy Oita Trinita's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 away matches. As opposed to that, Oita Trinita have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Cerezo Osaka, 4 draws and 2 wins for Oita Trinita.Cerezo Osaka missing players
Oita Trinita missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Oita Trinita | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | Played | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | Scored | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | Conceded | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 25% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 75% |
| 12% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 75% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 25% | Both teams to score | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | Failed To Score | 0% | 25% |
| 4.6 | 5.8 | Corners For (avg) | 4 | 3.4 |
| 5.4 | 3.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.2 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Neither of the teams have played a single 0-0 game.
- Oita Trinita is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Cerezo Osaka is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Oita Trinita has scored in all of their 4 away matches.
- Oita Trinita has failed to keep a clean sheet in 4 away matches.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Tokyo | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Shonan Bellmare | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Júbilo Iwata | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Sagan Tosu | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 4 |
