Roasso Kumamoto vs Oita TrinitaPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Roasso Kumamoto host Oita Trinita in the first round of the J-League Cup, with no league table involved. Roasso have not won in five matches: a loss in their most recent game, 0-1 against Parceiro Nagano, preceded by two draws, 2-2 away at Gainare Tottori and 0-0 with Tochigi SC, another draw, 0-0 away at Sagamihara, and a loss, 1-3 away at Yokohama F. Marinos. Oita Trinita lost their most recent match 0-2 away at Iwaki, after a 4-1 win over the same Iwaki, a 0-0 draw away at Vegalta Sendai, a 0-1 loss to Shonan Bellmare and a win, 1-0 over Montedio Yamagata. In the five meetings, Roasso Kumamoto have won the last two, 1-0 in April and 3-1 in March, while Oita Trinita had won the three games before that. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.