National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Oita Trinita or Tokyo that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Tokyo 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.
Oita Trinita form and stats
Oita Trinita participated in Ybc Levain Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.Oita Trinita have collected 2 points from their J-League home games so far after 0-2-3. With eight home J-League games in a row without a win, the Trinita fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Kawasaki Frontale game long ago, can be stopped today. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Trinita with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Tokyo game, 38 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Trinita haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 398 minutes ago. S. Nagasawa scored that one.
Preceding that match was a J-League defeat to Nagoya Grampus (0-3).
Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Kohei Isa for missing a penalty kick versus Kashiwa Reysol in the 90th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
The manager T. Katanosaka will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Urawa Reds in only four days.
Oita Trinita aren't scoring a lot here at Ōita Bank Dome in the league, with only 3 goals from 5 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Trinita defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Tokyo form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Tokyo, as they won the Ybc Levain Cup.Playing away, Tokyo have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the J-League this season.
The game before that, in the J-League, was lost at home, a 2-4 defeat against Kawasaki Frontale.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sagan Tosu in just three days.
Goals are few and far between in Tokyo's away league games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Trinita, three draws and five wins for Tokyo. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Oita Trinita missing players
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| Oita Trinita | Tokyo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 10 | 32 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.4 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 32% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tokyo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Tokushima Vortis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 31 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 16 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -15 | 3 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -20 | 2 |