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 11th position while the guesting Vegalta Sendai worry at 18th.
- Vegalta Sendai has the the worst goal difference (-28) in J-League
Oita Trinita and Vegalta Sendai 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.
It's quite the trip for Vegalta Sendai when visiting Oita Trinita as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Oita Trinita form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Oita Trinita have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 15 games.
Stress levels are on the rise for Trinita's attacking players as they have now played 234 minutes without scoring in a league game. N. Nomura was their last goal scorer.
Trinita manager T. Katanosaka and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Nagoya Grampus (placed 3rd) in the J-League. Ahead of that match, Trinita lost 0-1 at home to Cerezo Osaka.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Trinita handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, three draws and one defeat.
There will be little rest for Oita Trinita after this match as they are travelling to Kashiwa Reysol for a J-League game in only three days.
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 (11 from 15 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Trinita have conceded 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
There's been little loot from Vegalta Sendai's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 15 away games in the J-League. Vegalta Sendai, who have the the worst goal difference (-28) in J-League, only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Vegalta Sendai, as they have won on their previous two travels.
The manager T. Kiyama was unhappy after their last game, a J-League match played at their home ground Yurtec Stadium Sendai. Vegalta suffered a 0-2 loss to Kashiwa Reysol (placed 8th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Sagan Tosu with the score of 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where Vegalta have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were two victories, two draws and eight defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Vegalta have scored 17 goals in 15 league games away. Vegalta's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 27 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 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: Vegalta Sendai - Trinita 0-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Trinita two wins, zero draws and Vegalta Sendai three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
S. Nagasawa 9 goals | T. Tanaka 8 goals | Y. Takazawa 5 goals |
Oita Trinita missing players
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Oita Trinita | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||
Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
10 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 4 |
7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
12 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 18 |
30 | 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 31 |
38 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | 59 |
90% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
66% | 47% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
41% | 27% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 53% | 58% |
21% | 13% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 33% | 39% |
14% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 20% | 23% |
41% | 27% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 53% | 55% |
31% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 19% |
38% | 47% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 27% | 35% |
0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | 1.1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8.3 | 8.1 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
3.3 | 3.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
31% | 22% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | 33% |
- Vegalta Sendai has the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai has the the worst goal difference (-28) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai 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 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 54 | 75 |
2 | Gamba Osaka | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 59 |
3 | Nagoya Grampus | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 56 |
4 | Kashima Antlers | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 55 |
5 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 55 |
6 | Tokyo | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 48 |
8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 47 |
9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 47 |
10 | Urawa Reds | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 31 | -9 | 45 |
11 | Oita Trinita | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -8 | 37 |
12 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -8 | 36 |
13 | Consadole Sapporo | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 35 |
14 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 30 |
15 | Yokohama | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -22 | 28 |
16 | Shonan Bellmare | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -17 | 25 |
17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 63 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -21 | 24 |
18 | Vegalta Sendai | 31 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 59 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 27 | -28 | 21 |