The season is still fairly new and the J-League table has to be read with caution. So far Cerezo Osaka find themselves in 4th position and Oita Trinita are placed 9th.
It's no vacation for neither Cerezo Osaka 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.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
As mentioned below, Cerezo Osaka are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 J-League games.
Cerezo are returning here after visiting Yokohama in a J-League game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. T. Takagi, M. Kato, Y. Ōkubo and Y. Toyokawa scored the goal(s). Before that, Cerezo had a home game versus Shimizu S-Pulse which ended with a victory 2-1.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Cerezo Osaka's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won three matches, drawn one and lost zero.
The manager L. Culpi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Shonan Bellmare in only four days.
Early season league goal statistics from Cerezo Osaka's 2 home games: 4 goals, 1 conceded.
Oita Trinita form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the J-League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from 17 matches.
Home advantage was not enough for Trinita in their previous game, as they lost their J-League-match, hosting Tokyo, 0-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Yokohama at their stadium, the result 2-1.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Oita Trinita playing away, we found seven games. Results were two away wins, two draws and three home wins.
After this away game Trinita return home for a J-League game against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Oita Trinita have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Cerezo Osaka won six, Oita Trinita won one and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōkubo 5 goals |  R. Nishio 1 goals |  H. Kiyotake 1 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Oita Trinita missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Oita Trinita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 80% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 10.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 48% | 36% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| Cerezo Osaka | Last season | Oita Trinita | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Scored | S | 24 | 36 | ||
| 37 | 13 | Conceded | C | 26 | 45 | ||
| 91% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 91% | ||
| 68% | 59% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 71% | ||
| 47% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 41% | ||
| 24% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 21% | ||
| 9% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 53% | 35% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 47% | ||
| 35% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 26% | ||
| 21% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 35% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 39% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Vissel Kobe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Oita Trinita | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 1 |
| 19 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 0 |