Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Matsumoto Yamaga 15th on 43, Azul Claro Numazu 20th on 28. Matsumoto Yamaga had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Per game in the league, Matsumoto Yamaga were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.32, Azul Claro Numazu 1.05 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Azul Claro Numazu had been beaten in six straight games. The last-five ledger: Matsumoto Yamaga 6/15, Azul Claro Numazu 0/15.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Matsumoto Yamaga, 1 by Azul Claro Numazu, 1 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting.
Sunpro Alwin Stadium (Matsumoto), capacity 20,336, hosted the game. Matsumoto Yamaga led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Matsumoto Yamaga: Kaiga Murakoshi (24'), Masamichi Hayashi (51')
Key stats
Possession: Matsumoto Yamaga 43% · Azul Claro Numazu 57% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 8-2