The visiting Tokyo side should be favourites in this visit to Oita Trinita, as the away team holds a 10 point advantage from their 13 league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
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 form and stats
Oita Trinita have collected 8 points from their J-League home games so far after 2-2-2.
No payout for Oita Trinita in their previous match, an away game at Urawa Reds that ended in defeat 1-2. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Kashiwa Reysol that ended 0-0.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Shonan Bellmare in only four days. This game is also played here at Ōita Bank Dome.
Trinita have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Oita Trinita have conceded 8 goals.
Tokyo form and stats
Playing away, Tokyo have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 0 defeats in the J-League this season.
Tokyo play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Gamba Osaka (placed 7th). Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Kashima Antlers.
The travelling fans enjoy Tokyo's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Tokyo have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Oita Trinita won three, Tokyo won four and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  W. Oliveira Moura 7 goals |  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 6 goals |   T. Tanaka 3 goals |
Oita Trinita missing players
Tokyo missing players
| Oita Trinita | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 25 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 92% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 77% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 79% |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 64% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 14% |
| 54% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 57% |
| 23% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 36% |
| 31% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 14% |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | 46 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 74 | 132 |
| 40 | 17 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 33 | 54 |
| 30% | 29% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 48% | 43% |
- Tokyo have not yet lost a game away.
- Tokyo have scored more than double the goals of Oita Trinita.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 24 | 32 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 12 | Yokohama | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 14 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 14 | Oita Trinita | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 15 | Vegalta Sendai | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| 17 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 4 |