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Ōita FC Trinita vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 07:00 UTC Showa Denko Dome Oita HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Takashi Inui

Overview

Match Preview

Ōita FC Trinita vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Showa Denko Dome Oita.

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
26 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
18 Sep Sagan Tosu FC A 0–0 D
11 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W
28 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–4 L
25 Aug Vissel Kobe H 1–3 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Showa Denko Dome Oita. Oita FC Trinita are looking to make home advantage count against Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 5' Yamato Machida has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 34 appearances.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 376 games and scored 401 goals.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Oita FC Trinita and Cerezo Osaka FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Cerezo Osaka FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 34' What composure from Yamato Machida! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Adam Taggart has done his job and it is now time for Hiroto Yamada to step up.
  • 51' Arata Watanabe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Oita FC Trinita tonight.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Takashi Inui. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 61' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Oita FC Trinita — Hiroto Goya on, Kohei Isa off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 76' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Naoyuki Fujita trudges off to be replaced by Hiroaki Okuno on 76 minutes.
  • 80' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto departs to be replaced by Jun Nishikawa.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Yoshito Okubo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.02 Ōita FC Trinita xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Ōita FC Trinita or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ōita FC Trinita38% Draw32% Cerezo Osaka FC30%
Actual: Ōita FC Trinita win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Ōita FC Trinita or Draw
70%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
62%
Ōita FC Trinita or Cerezo Osaka FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ōita FC Trinita24% Draw55% Cerezo Osaka FC21%
Actual: Ōita FC Trinita win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.3%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.8%
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
2.4%
3 – 0
2.3%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Ōita FC Trinita

Handicap Ōita FC Trinita covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 19% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Ōita FC Trinita keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.