Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between V-Varen Nagasaki (2nd, 70 pts) and Blaublitz Akita (14th, 43 pts). Recent form told a different story for V-Varen Nagasaki: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Blaublitz Akita were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.55, V-Varen Nagasaki 1.66 and 1.16, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
V-Varen Nagasaki carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Blaublitz Akita 1, draws 1, V-Varen Nagasaki 3, at 4.4 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma Stadium, with room for 20,125 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Blaublitz Akita 33% · V-Varen Nagasaki 67% · Total shots: 8-12 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 3-9