The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Oita Trinita are in the 12th position while the guesting Shimizu S-Pulse worry at 16th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Oita Trinita form and stats
Overall J-League stats at home this season for Oita Trinita are 3-3-4 (wins-draw-losses).
The Trinita fans got no joy from their last match, a J-League game also here at Ōita Bank Dome: A 0-2 defeat against Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 11th). Before that, Oita Trinita had a home game versus Yokohama which ended with a victory 1-0.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Oita Trinita handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, three draws and one defeat.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Trinita here at Ōita Bank Dome in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 10 games). Trinita have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
There's been little loot from Shimizu S-Pulse's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the J-League. Shimizu S-Pulse, who have the most conceded goals (45) in J-League, only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
Two away games in a row for Shimizu S-Pulse, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Nagoya Grampus in the J-League. A loss against Urawa Reds was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Shimizu are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and five defeats. From a total of six matches.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Shimizu, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Oita Trinita and Shimizu S-Pulse have met before this season: Shimizu S-Pulse - Trinita 4-2. Oita Trinita-Shimizu S-Pulse H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Trinita two wins, Shimizu S-Pulse five wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Oita Trinita missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Oita Trinita | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 21 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | 45 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 74% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 47% | 30% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 80% |
| 21% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 25% |
| 47% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 75% |
| 26% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 32% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 156 | 74 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 67 | 198 |
| 62 | 29 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 27 | 71 |
| 34% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 22% | 31% |
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the most conceded goals (22) away in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the most conceded goals (45) in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the the worst goal difference (-14) away in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse has the the worst goal difference (-19) in J-League
- Shimizu S-Pulse have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 40 | 50 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 17 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 11 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 9 |