Oita Trinita have rested up after their 0-3-match against Tokyo and are eager to face Shimizu S-Pulse. Here's all you need to know!
- Shimizu S-Pulse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Oita Trinita have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
Shimizu S-Pulse and Oita Trinita 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.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Shimizu S-Pulse's results here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in the J-League have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
An away draw last time out for Shimizu, facing Yokohama in a game that ended 1-1. Valdo was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Valdo scored one goal and won 5 of 7 duels.
In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Vegalta Sendai.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Shimizu have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost two.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Shimizu, as the Emperor Cup home game vs Grulla Morioka is only three days away.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Shimizu here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Shimizu S-Pulse defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Oita Trinita form and stats
Oita Trinita have only collected 3 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-0-8 (9 played). Bitter travels for Trinita as they have lost eight games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Yokohama match.
Trinita aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 290 league minutes without a goal. Henrique was the last player to find the net.
Oita Trinita are travelling again after losing away to Tokyo in their previous match (0-3). Henrique Trevisan, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Trevisan won 6 of 7 duels.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Kashima Antlers.We have checked recent matches where Oita Trinita have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were two victories, seven draws and eight defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Oita Trinita are hosting Fukui United in the Emperor Cup only three days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Trinita as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. As for defending, Oita Trinita rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Oita Trinita - Shimizu 1-0 earlier this season. Shimizu-Oita Trinita H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Shimizu S-Pulse four wins, Oita Trinita three wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  T. Santos Santana 7 goals |   Y. Machida 4 goals | S. Nagasawa 4 goals |
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
Oita Trinita missing players
| Shimizu S-Pulse | Oita Trinita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 29 |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 79% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 37% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 53% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 42% |
| 16% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 53% |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 0.5 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.7 | 10.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 30% | 25% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 24% | 32% |
- Oita Trinita have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Oita Trinita have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Oita Trinita have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oita Trinita haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 36 | 55 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 33 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 15 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 13 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 21 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 31 | -38 | 8 |