Oita Trinita and Gamba Osaka have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the J-League.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
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.
Oita Trinita can neither be promoted or relegated from J-League. Gamba Osaka are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Oita Trinita form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Oita Trinita at their home stadium (Showa Denko Dome Oita) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Oita Trinita's previous game was a J-League match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Gamba Osaka (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Ahead of that match, Oita Trinita lost 0-2 at home to Tokyo.
The Oita Trinita fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. Oita Trinita are not conceding a lot of goals here at Showa Denko Dome Oita in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 16 matches.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.
Gamba Osaka play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Oita Trinita (placed 7th). Prior to that result Gamba Osaka won their away game at Shonan Bellmare. The scoreline was 3-0.
Gamba Osaka are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 23 away goals from 16 games (in the league). Gamba Osaka have conceded 28 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Oita Trinita - Gamba Osaka 2-1 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Oita Trinita victories, 1 draw and 5 Gamba Osaka wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
A. Onaiwu
10 goals
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Ademilson
8 goals
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S. Kurata
7 goals
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Oita Trinita missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Oita Trinita | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 34 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | 45 |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 28 | 45 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 90% |
| 68% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 81% | 71% |
| 35% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 81% | 58% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 16% |
| 52% | 44% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 69% | 61% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 32% |
| 29% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oita Trinita haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tokyo | 31 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 62 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 61 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 59 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 25 | 57 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 53 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 51 |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 46 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 43 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 38 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 57 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 32 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 23 | -6 | 38 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -15 | 36 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -18 | 35 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 42 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -24 | 35 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -24 | 31 |
| 17 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -15 | 30 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 45 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -21 | 25 |