Sit down for a show! The main antagonists are Oita Trinita and Machida Zelvia, victory is the target and 1 1/2 hours the length.
- Oita Trinita have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Machida Zelvia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
These teams have little in common geographically as Machida Zelvia have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Trinita nor Machida Zelvia 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.
Oita Trinita form and stats
Oita Trinita have performed here at Ōita Bank Dome this season with 8 wins from 11 J2-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. Two home wins in a row for Oita Trinita bring valid hopes of a third.
The Oita Trinita manager Shimotaira and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Júbilo Iwata (placed 4th).
Preceding that game was the away draw at JEF United that finished 1-1.Not much happening? In this team's last 13 league matches, 10 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Shimizu S-Pulse are coming to town in four days.
The Oita Trinita fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 11 league matches. Trinita have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Machida Zelvia form and stats
The visitors are W6-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League. Machida Zelvia has drawn their two previous away games.
de Lima (2) and Fujio scored in Machida's previous match, the home game against Omiya Ardija that ended 3-2. What a finish in the last match, as Machida Zelvia came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through Fujio's goal in the 88th minute. Fujio came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Omiya Ardija last time out, making the manager Kuroda feel like a tactical genius.
Before that, Machida Zelvia travelled to Mito Hollyhock and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Machida Zelvia are hosting Tokyo Verdy in the J2-League only four days away.
Machida are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought before this season: Machida Zelvia - Oita Trinita 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Oita Trinita five wins, two draws and Machida Zelvia three victories. As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Nascimento de Lima 13 goals |  S. Araki 5 goals |  N. Nomura 4 goals |
Oita Trinita missing players
Machida Zelvia missing players
| Oita Trinita | Machida Zelvia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 29 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 37 |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 65% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 70% |
| 43% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 39% |
| 22% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 52% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 48% |
| 30% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 43% |
| 26% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 9% | 13% |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 9.3 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 5.7 | 8.8 |
| 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 36% | 38% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 46% |
| 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.9 |
| 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
- Machida Zelvia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Machida Zelvia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Oita Trinita have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Oita Trinita 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 | Machida Zelvia | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | Oita Trinita | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 42 |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 40 |
| 4 | Júbilo Iwata | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 38 |
| 6 | Ventforet Kofu | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 35 |
| 8 | Fagiano Okayama | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 9 | Montedio Yamagata | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Fujieda MYFC | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -3 | 32 |
| 12 | Vegalta Sendai | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| 13 | Roasso Kumamoto | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 14 | Blaublitz Akita | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 30 |
| 15 | JEF United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 16 | Tokushima Vortis | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 25 |
| 18 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -13 | 24 |
| 19 | Mito Hollyhock | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -16 | 24 |
| 20 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -19 | 24 |
| 21 | Iwaki | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 20 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 23 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -22 | 14 |
