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- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Oita Trinita have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
It's no vacation for neither Vegalta Sendai nor Oita Trinita as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
Vegalta Sendai have collected 4 points from their J-League home games so far after 1-1-3.
A nice win for Vegalta last time playing, versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with T. Sasaki, Q. Martinus and C. Kato scoring for the victors.
Before that game, the home loss against Avispa Fukuoka with the scoreline 0-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Vegalta Sendai perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vegalta Sendai as a small favourite), we find ten games. Vegalta Sendai has won four of these, drawn three and lost three.
Vegalta Sendai are traveling soon after this match as the J-League match at Nagoya Grampus awaits in four days.
Vegalta have scored 2 goals here in 5 league matches, a depressing statistic. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.
Oita Trinita form and stats
Oita Trinita have only collected 3 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-0-5 (6 played). Bitter travels for Oita Trinita as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Yokohama match.
Trinita are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Tokyo (placed 11th).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Sagan Tosu in the J-League.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Oita Trinita playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were six Trinita wins, five draws and five defeats.
A new game in only four days for Oita Trinita, the J-League home match versus Yokohama F. Marinos. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Trinita as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. As for defending, Oita Trinita rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 10 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Vegalta won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Oita Trinita has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / fourTop Goalscorers
  Y. Machida 4 goals |  T. Nishimura 2 goals | S. Nagasawa 2 goals |
Vegalta Sendai missing players
Oita Trinita missing players
| Vegalta Sendai | Oita Trinita | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 28 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 93% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 50% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 31% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 50% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 46% |
| 14% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 43% | 60% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.1 | 7.8 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| 3.3 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 22% | 18% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 38% |
- 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.
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Oita Trinita | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 9 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 7 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -18 | 7 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -26 | 6 |