National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Oita Trinita or Gamba Osaka that keep their silverware dream alive.
Gamba Osaka 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.
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 Oita Trinita and Gamba Osaka.
Oita Trinita form and stats
Trinita was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Ybc Levain Cup.The home team returns after drawing with Ventforet Kofu on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Yokohama are coming to town in four days.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Gamba Osaka was sent out of Ybc Levain Cup in the quarter-finals last season, when Cerezo Osaka turned out to be too strong.The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Two travels in a row for Gamba, whose manager Katanosaka could celebrate last time after the win against Urawa Reds. Takao, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.6. Takao won 5 of 9 duels.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kawasaki Frontale in just four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Gamba Osaka has managed 1 goal and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Oita Trinita wins - draws - Gamba Osaka wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sousa Pereira 1 goals |   Y. Fukuda 1 goals | K. Onose 1 goals |
Oita Trinita missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Oita Trinita | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 13 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 9 | Conceded | C | 15 | 44 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | ||
| 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6.7 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 9.6 | ||
| 3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 32% | ||
| 11.2 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.4 | 15.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Fagiano Okayama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Tokyo Verdy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Vegalta Sendai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Montedio Yamagata | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | JEF United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Grulla Morioka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Tochigi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Albirex Niigata | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Oita Trinita | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Omiya Ardija | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Ryukyu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Ventforet Kofu | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Roasso Kumamoto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 21 | Mito Hollyhock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 22 | Blaublitz Akita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Kyoto Sanga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Júbilo Iwata | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Urawa Reds | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
