Only a win will satisfy the Tokyo supporters in this Ajinomoto Stadium clash with Oita Trinita, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the J-League table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Oita Trinita 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.
Tokyo form and stats
4-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Tokyo so far this season.
The home team returns to Ajinomoto Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Vissel Kobe (placed 11th) on their last time out; the J-League game ended 2-2. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Yokohama.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Tokyo's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played eight games, won six matches, drawn one and lost one.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Vegalta Sendai in only four days. This game is also played here at Ajinomoto Stadium.
A decent goal production from Tokyo in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Tokyo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Oita Trinita form and stats
There's been little loot from Oita Trinita's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 8 away games in the J-League. Oita Trinita only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
Two travels in a row for Trinita, whose manager T. Katanosaka could celebrate last time after the J-League win against Vegalta Sendai. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Shonan Bellmare.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Trinita playing away, we found four games. Results were one away win, one draw and two home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Trinita are hosting Yokohama in the J-League only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Trinita have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. Trinita's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Oita Trinita - Tokyo 0-1. Tokyo-Oita Trinita H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Tokyo five wins, Oita Trinita two wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  W. Oliveira Moura 7 goals |  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 7 goals |  A. dos Santos da Silva 4 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Oita Trinita missing players
| Tokyo | Oita Trinita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 30 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 76% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 75% |
| 65% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 50% |
| 47% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 12% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 59% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 50% |
| 35% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 25% | 31% |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 160 | 66 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 30 | 71 | 134 |
| 64 | 23 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 29 | 52 |
| 44% | 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 34% | 33% |
- Oita Trinita have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Oita Trinita haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tokyo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 36 | 44 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -4 | 27 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Yokohama | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 17 |
| 13 | Oita Trinita | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -13 | 14 |
| 16 | Vegalta Sendai | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -16 | 9 |