Match Report
47 points separated the sides: Albirex Niigata 1st on 84, Ryūkyū 21st on 37. Recent form flatters Ryūkyū's table spot — 12th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 21st. Per game in the league, Albirex Niigata were scoring 1.74 and conceding 0.83, Ryūkyū 0.98 and 1.55, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata (capacity 42,300). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.




