Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Cerezo Osaka & Oita Trinita face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Oita Trinita could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a J2-League game only three sleeps ago.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
Last season their Ybc Levain Cup adventure ended in the final.Cerezo Osaka have played three J-League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Cerezo, who played 2-2 against Consadole Sapporo. That match was also played at this venue The attacker Yamada was announced as "man of the match" for Cerezo Osaka with the rating of 7.34/10. Yamada scored one goal.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Shimizu S-Pulse and winning 3-1.4 goals have been conceded.
Oita Trinita form and stats
Last season their Ybc Levain Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Still no away game victory in the J2-League for Oita Trinita with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Trinita won their last game, 4-1 versus Ryukyu played at home.
A draw for Oita Trinita before that, at their own venue hosting Renofa Yamaguchi (1-1).The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J2-League trip to Vegalta Sendai.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Oita Trinita has managed 2 goals and let in 5 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Cerezo Osaka-Oita Trinita H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cerezo Osaka six wins, Oita Trinita two wins, two draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Kobayashi 2 goals | H. Goya 2 goals | S. Nagasawa 2 goals |
Cerezo Osaka missing players
Oita Trinita missing players
| Cerezo Osaka | Oita Trinita | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 11 | 34 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.7 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 6.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 40% | ||
| 10.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Oita Trinita | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Júbilo Iwata | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Vegalta Sendai | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Machida Zelvia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Fagiano Okayama | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Tokushima Vortis | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Roasso Kumamoto | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | JEF United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Blaublitz Akita | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Grulla Morioka | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Oita Trinita | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Montedio Yamagata | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 18 | Ventforet Kofu | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 19 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 20 | Mito Hollyhock | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 21 | Ryukyu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 22 | Omiya Ardija | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
