Match Report
Gifu, 6th on 56 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Blaublitz Akita (1st, 73). On recent form Blaublitz Akita sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Blaublitz Akita were scoring 1.62 and conceding 0.53, Gifu 1.47 and 1.15, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Blaublitz Akita had not lost in 13 games. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Blaublitz Akita against 3/15 for Gifu.
The venue was Akita Yabase Stadium in Akita, with room for 4,992 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.