J-League game prediction and preview for the Kashiwa Reysol vs Oita Trinita battle

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 04.December
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium (15349 seats)

Kashiwa Reysol are aching to improve their points total at their own arena in this soon-to-be-played game vs Oita Trinita.

Insights:
  • Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J-League
  • Oita Trinita have the fewest scored goals (28) in J-League

Kashiwa Reysol and Oita Trinita should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's quite the trip for Oita Trinita when visiting Kashiwa as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

Kashiwa can neither be promoted or relegated from J-League. Trinita are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

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Kashiwa Reysol form and stats

Kashiwa Reysol have played 18 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-9 (wins-draws-losses). When Kashiwa Reysol hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Vegalta Sendai, Yokohama, Kashiwa Reysol, Shimizu S-Pulse, Shonan Bellmare and Tokushima Vortis), they have won 3 of 5 matches!

Kashiwa faced defeat in their previous match, away at Consadole Sapporo (1-3). The attacker Cristiano was announced as "man of the match" for Kashiwa Reysol with a rating of 7.61/10. Cristiano scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Avispa Fukuoka that ended 0-0.

The Kashiwa Reysol fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kashiwa have conceded 26 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Oita Trinita form and stats

Oita Trinita have only collected 6 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-3-14 (18 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Trinita have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 17 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Yokohama game.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Trinita goalkeeper Shun Takagi is eager to challenge this, with his 186 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Oita Trinita go into this game after a win, the home game against Yokohama that ended 2-0. Attacker Yamato Machida got a player rating of 8.03 in the game. "Man of the match" Machida scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Kashima Antlers.

Goals are few and far between in Trinita's away league games. Only 9 goals from 18 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Trinita rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 32 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have battled previously this season: Oita Trinita - Kashiwa 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Kashiwa five wins, three draws and Oita Trinita two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Oita TrinitaY. Machida
Y. Machida
8 goals
KashiwaC. da Silva
C. da Silva
7 goals
Oita TrinitaS. Nagasawa
S. Nagasawa
4 goals

Kashiwa Reysol missing players

Oita Trinita missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Kashiwa Reysol Oita Trinita
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
12 6 3 Won W 1 1 8
5 3 1 Drew D 1 3 8
20 9 1 Lost L 3 14 21
35 19 11 Scored S 4 9 28
53 26 6 Conceded C 7 32 53
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 92%
65% 72% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 61% 65%
46% 61% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 39% 32%
16% 17% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 16%
8% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 11%
49% 56% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 39% 41%
22% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 24%
35% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 61% 43%
 
5.1 5.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 3.7 3.6
4.6 4.7 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.3 4.8
0.9 0.7 0.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.4 0.4 0.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.8 10.2 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.4 5.8 5.8
3.4 3.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 2.2 2.4
28% 31% 69% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 22% 32%
 
9.6 9.3 7.6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 13.1 10.8
4.3 3.7 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 5.9 4.6
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Kashiwa Reysol have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kashiwa Reysol have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Oita Trinita have scored away.
  • Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J-League
  • Oita Trinita have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Oita Trinita have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Oita Trinita have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in J-League
  • Oita Trinita have the fewest points (6) away in J-League
  • Oita Trinita have the fewest scored goals (28) in J-League
  • Oita Trinita have the fewest scored goals (9) away in J-League
  • Oita Trinita have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in J-League

  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 37 28 7 2 80 27 19 16 3 0 39 14 18 12 4 2 41 13 53 91
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 37 24 6 7 81 34 18 13 3 2 45 11 19 11 3 5 36 23 47 78
3 Vissel Kobe 37 20 10 7 60 36 19 11 4 4 31 14 18 9 6 3 29 22 24 70
4 Kashima Antlers 37 20 6 11 61 36 19 10 4 5 32 20 18 10 2 6 29 16 25 66
5 Nagoya Grampus 37 19 8 10 44 30 18 11 3 4 22 13 19 8 5 6 22 17 14 65
6 Urawa Reds 37 18 8 11 45 38 19 12 4 3 28 17 18 6 4 8 17 21 7 62
7 Sagan Tosu 37 16 11 10 43 33 18 11 5 2 30 13 19 5 6 8 13 20 10 59
8 Avispa Fukuoka 37 14 11 12 42 37 19 10 3 6 26 18 18 4 8 6 16 19 5 53
9 Tokyo 37 15 7 15 49 53 18 8 2 8 30 26 19 7 5 7 19 27 -4 52
10 Consadole Sapporo 37 13 9 15 47 50 19 8 4 7 27 27 18 5 5 8 20 23 -3 48
11 Cerezo Osaka 37 13 9 15 46 49 19 8 5 6 26 28 18 5 4 9 20 21 -3 48
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 37 11 13 13 40 40 19 5 6 8 19 23 18 6 7 5 21 17 0 46
13 Gamba Osaka 37 12 7 18 33 49 18 5 3 10 17 28 19 7 4 8 16 21 -16 43
14 Kashiwa Reysol 37 12 5 20 35 53 18 6 3 9 19 26 19 6 2 11 16 27 -18 41
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 37 9 12 16 35 53 18 4 6 8 15 27 19 5 6 8 20 26 -18 39
16 Shonan Bellmare 37 7 15 15 36 41 19 3 10 6 13 15 18 4 5 9 23 26 -5 36
17 Tokushima Vortis 37 10 6 21 32 51 18 4 5 9 16 20 19 6 1 12 16 31 -19 36
18 Oita Trinita 37 8 8 21 28 53 19 7 5 7 19 21 18 1 3 14 9 32 -25 32
19 Vegalta Sendai 37 5 13 19 31 61 18 3 6 9 12 22 19 2 7 10 19 39 -30 28
20 Yokohama 37 6 9 22 32 76 18 4 6 8 21 30 19 2 3 14 11 46 -44 27

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 Kawasaki Frontale 37 28 7 2 80 27 19 16 3 0 39 14 18 12 4 2 41 13 53 91
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 37 24 6 7 81 34 18 13 3 2 45 11 19 11 3 5 36 23 47 78
3 Vissel Kobe 37 20 10 7 60 36 19 11 4 4 31 14 18 9 6 3 29 22 24 70
4 Kashima Antlers 37 20 6 11 61 36 19 10 4 5 32 20 18 10 2 6 29 16 25 66
5 Nagoya Grampus 37 19 8 10 44 30 18 11 3 4 22 13 19 8 5 6 22 17 14 65
6 Urawa Reds 37 18 8 11 45 38 19 12 4 3 28 17 18 6 4 8 17 21 7 62
7 Sagan Tosu 37 16 11 10 43 33 18 11 5 2 30 13 19 5 6 8 13 20 10 59
8 Avispa Fukuoka 37 14 11 12 42 37 19 10 3 6 26 18 18 4 8 6 16 19 5 53
9 Tokyo 37 15 7 15 49 53 18 8 2 8 30 26 19 7 5 7 19 27 -4 52
10 Consadole Sapporo 37 13 9 15 47 50 19 8 4 7 27 27 18 5 5 8 20 23 -3 48
11 Cerezo Osaka 37 13 9 15 46 49 19 8 5 6 26 28 18 5 4 9 20 21 -3 48
12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 37 11 13 13 40 40 19 5 6 8 19 23 18 6 7 5 21 17 0 46
13 Gamba Osaka 37 12 7 18 33 49 18 5 3 10 17 28 19 7 4 8 16 21 -16 43
14 Kashiwa Reysol 37 12 5 20 35 53 18 6 3 9 19 26 19 6 2 11 16 27 -18 41
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 37 9 12 16 35 53 18 4 6 8 15 27 19 5 6 8 20 26 -18 39
16 Shonan Bellmare 37 7 15 15 36 41 19 3 10 6 13 15 18 4 5 9 23 26 -5 36
17 Tokushima Vortis 37 10 6 21 32 51 18 4 5 9 16 20 19 6 1 12 16 31 -19 36
18 Oita Trinita 37 8 8 21 28 53 19 7 5 7 19 21 18 1 3 14 9 32 -25 32
19 Vegalta Sendai 37 5 13 19 31 61 18 3 6 9 12 22 19 2 7 10 19 39 -30 28
20 Yokohama 37 6 9 22 32 76 18 4 6 8 21 30 19 2 3 14 11 46 -44 27

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