Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Albirex Niigata (1st, 84 pts) held a 23-point advantage over JEF United (10th, 61 pts). On the form table JEF United stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Albirex Niigata 1.74 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, JEF United 1.05 and 1, with the league averaging 1.23.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Albirex Niigata 3, draws 0, JEF United 1, at 3 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata (capacity 42,300). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.