Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Mito Hollyhock (1st, 70 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Blaublitz Akita (14th, 43 pts). On recent form Mito Hollyhock sat only 7th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Blaublitz Akita 1.13 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Mito Hollyhock 1.45 and 0.89, with the league averaging 1.23.
Mito Hollyhock were unbeaten in 5, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Blaublitz Akita, 2 for Mito Hollyhock and 3 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. These meetings skew tight — only 17% saw more than two goals.
Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Stadium, capacity 20,125, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mito Hollyhock led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Mito Hollyhock: Arata Watanabe (8'), Shunsuke Saito (61')
Key stats
Possession: Blaublitz Akita 49% · Mito Hollyhock 51% · Total shots: 7-11 · On target: 1-6 · Corners: 4-2