National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kashiwa Reysol or Oita Trinita that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Kashiwa and Oita Trinita.
It's quite the trip for Oita Trinita when visiting Kashiwa as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
Kashiwa participated in Ybc Levain Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.When playing at home in the J-League, Kashiwa Reysol have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games. Kashiwa Reysol has recorded two wins in a row here at SANKYO FRONTIER Kashiwa Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Kashiwa Reysol drew their last game, 1-1 away at Yokohama F. Marinos. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Shonan Bellmare.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Cerezo Osaka are coming to town in three days.
Kashiwa are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (13 goals in 5 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Oita Trinita form and stats
Trinita was sent out of Ybc Levain Cup in the group stage last season.1-0-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Oita Trinita in their J-League matches away. It's looking increasingly bleak for Trinita who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Vissel Kobe was the last time a defeat was avoided. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on T. Katanosaka, the Oita Trinita manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Trinita lost away at Kawasaki Frontale (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Gamba Osaka in the Ybc Levain Cup.
A new game in only three days for Oita Trinita, the J-League home match versus Yokohama F. Marinos. Busy days.
Oita Trinita find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. For Trinita, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Kashiwa wins - draws - Oita Trinita wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Olunga Ogada 26 goals |  C. da Silva 19 goals | A. Esaka 11 goals |
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
Oita Trinita missing players
| Kashiwa Reysol | Oita Trinita | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 63 | 45 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | ||
| 27 | 19 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 79% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 21% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 329 | 231 | Total Shots | T S | 112 | 194 | ||
| 148 | 110 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 73 | ||
| 39% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashiwa Reysol | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Oita Trinita | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -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 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 25 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 5 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 4 |