Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Oita Trinita in 12th and Urawa Reds in 8th place.
Oita Trinita and Urawa Reds should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Urawa Reds have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Oita Trinita form and stats
Oita Trinita have collected 15 points from their J-League home games so far after 4-3-5.
The Trinita fans got no joy from their last match, a J-League game also here at Ōita Bank Dome: A 0-1 defeat against Gamba Osaka (placed 3rd). Preceding that game was the away draw at Vissel Kobe that finished 1-1.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Trinita have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won six, drawn three and lost three.
The manager T. Katanosaka will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yokohama in only three days.
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 (10 from 12 games). Trinita have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Urawa Reds have an excellent away record in the J-League so far with 7-1-3 from 11 games.
Urawa go into this game after a win, the home game against Cerezo Osaka that ended 3-1. Prior to that match, a home win 6-0 against Vegalta Sendai.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Urawa playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were five Urawa Reds wins, one draw and five defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Urawa manager T. Ōtsuki as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Urawa are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 11 away games so far. Urawa struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Urawa Reds - Trinita 2-1. Oita Trinita-Urawa Reds H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Trinita three wins, Urawa Reds three wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Nascimento Lopes de Souza 11 goals |  S. Koroki 8 goals |  T. Tanaka 7 goals |
Oita Trinita missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Oita Trinita | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 26 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 20 | 37 |
| 35 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 20 | 38 |
| 96% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 75% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 76% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 64% | 56% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 32% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 16% |
| 46% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 48% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 33% | 42% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 192 | 93 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 83 | 208 |
| 76 | 36 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 30 | 73 |
| 34% | 28% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 37% | 38% |
- Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Urawa Reds haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 49 | 65 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 48 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 48 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 47 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 45 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 45 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 44 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 37 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -19 | 14 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -23 | 13 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -25 | 13 |