A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and 18th place in the table will show on the pitch.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Oita Trinita form and stats
2-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Oita Trinita so far this season. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Oita Trinita.Oita Trinita drew their last game, 0-0 away at Cerezo Osaka. The points were shared before that, a Nabisco Cup home game that ended 2-2 versus Nagoya Grampus.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Vissel Kobe are coming to town in four days.
Oita Trinita are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 4 goals in 4 matches. Oita Trinita have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Sagan Tosu form and stats
0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Sagan Tosu, who have the fewest scored goals (1) in J-League, playing as the away team this season.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J-League home defeat versus Shonan Bellmare with 0-2 on the scoreboard. A 1-1 draw at Vegalta Sendai's stadium before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kashiwa Reysol in just four days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sagan Tosu's away games this season with only 0 goals from 5 matches. 7 goals have been conceded by Sagan Tosu in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Oita Trinita, 2 draws and 5 wins for Sagan Tosu.Oita Trinita missing players
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| Oita Trinita | Sagan Tosu | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Scored | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 89% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 40% | 44% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed To Score | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | 5 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 8 | Corners Against (avg) | 6 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- Oita Trinita hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 10-04-19 | | Vissel Kobe | 2 - 0 | Oita Trinita |
| 14-04-19 | | Oita Trinita | 2 - 0 | Vegalta Sendai |
| 20-04-19 | | Gamba Osaka | 1 - 1 | Oita Trinita |
| 24-04-19 | | Oita Trinita | 2 - 2 | Nagoya Grampus |
| 27-04-19 | | Cerezo Osaka | 0 - 0 | Oita Trinita |
| 04-05-19 | | Oita Trinita | 07:00 | Sagan Tosu |
| 08-05-19 | | Oita Trinita | 10:00 | Vissel Kobe |
| 12-05-19 | | Shonan Bellmare | 07:00 | Oita Trinita |
| 18-05-19 | | Oita Trinita | 07:00 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 22-05-19 | | Cerezo Osaka | 10:00 | Oita Trinita |
| 10-04-19 | | Tokyo | 1 - 0 | Sagan Tosu |
| 14-04-19 | | Sagan Tosu | 0 - 1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
| 20-04-19 | | Matsumoto Yamaga | 1 - 0 | Sagan Tosu |
| 24-04-19 | | Vegalta Sendai | 1 - 1 | Sagan Tosu |
| 28-04-19 | | Sagan Tosu | 0 - 2 | Shonan Bellmare |
| 04-05-19 | | Oita Trinita | 07:00 | Sagan Tosu |
| 08-05-19 | | Sagan Tosu | 10:30 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 11-05-19 | | Sagan Tosu | 05:00 | Gamba Osaka |
| 17-05-19 | | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10:00 | Sagan Tosu |
| 22-05-19 | | Sagan Tosu | 10:00 | Tokyo |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Tokyo | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Júbilo Iwata | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | -13 | 4 |
