Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Gifu (13th, 47 pts) and Azul Claro Numazu (20th, 28 pts). Recent form flatters Azul Claro Numazu's table spot — 16th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 20th. Per game in the league, Azul Claro Numazu were scoring 1.05 and conceding 1.5, Gifu 1.37 and 1.58, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Gifu, winners of their last four. Azul Claro Numazu had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Gifu, 12.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Azul Claro Numazu have 3 wins to Gifu's 3, with 0 draws, at 3.5 goals per meeting. 83% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
The venue was Shizuoka Ashitaka Athletic Stadium, with room for 10,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Azul Claro Numazu: Keita Shirawachi (74') · Gifu: Bevic Moussiti Oko (53'), Ryo Nishitani (72')
Key stats
Possession: Azul Claro Numazu 56% · Gifu 44% · Total shots: 16-13 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 5-6