There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the J-League table so far. Here's the Oita Trinita - Sanfrecce Hiroshima latest:
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.
Oita Trinita form and stats
Overall J-League stats at home this season for Oita Trinita are 3-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Trinita's previous game was a J-League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Yokohama (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory match versus Tokyo with a 3-2 scoreline.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Trinita as they are travelling to their away game against Kashima Antlers in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Oita Trinita here at Ōita Bank Dome in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). Oita Trinita's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Sanfrecce Hiroshima playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Sanfrecce are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Kashiwa Reysol (placed 6th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Kawasaki Frontale wasn't a success with a 1-5 loss.
A new game in only four days for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the J-League home match versus Gamba Osaka. Busy days.
Sanfrecce find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Sanfrecce have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Trinita 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Trinita two wins, four draws and Sanfrecce Hiroshima four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Peruchena Pereira 7 goals |  T. Tanaka 6 goals | D. da Silva Vieira 6 goals |
Oita Trinita missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Oita Trinita | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 24 |
| 26 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 72% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 75% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 22% | 25% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 19% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 50% |
| 28% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 44% | 38% |
| 28% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 153 | 71 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 60 | 99 | 169 |
| 61 | 28 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 36 | 66 |
| 34% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 28% | 35% |
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 39 | 47 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 17 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 12 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 11 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 9 |