Match Report
8 points and 1 places separated them: Shonan Bellmare 19th with 32, Albirex Niigata 20th with 24. Shonan Bellmare's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Shonan Bellmare ran at 0.95 scored and 1.66 conceded, Albirex Niigata at 0.95 and 1.76.
Shonan Bellmare were winless in 8. Albirex Niigata had not won in 15 games.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Shonan Bellmare, 3 by Albirex Niigata, 1 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 80% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue was Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka (Hiratsuka) in Hiratsuka, with room for 15,200 spectators. On the scoreboard, Shonan Bellmare led 2-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 5-2.
Goal scorers
Shonan Bellmare: Akito Suzuki (35'), Taiyo Hiraoka (38'), Kosuke Onose (52'), Akito Suzuki (70'), Kohei Okuno (72') · Albirex Niigata: Motoki Hasegawa (85'), Matheus Moraes (90')