| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerezo Osaka U23 | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5/15 | 3-8 |
| Vanraure Hachinohe | 15 | D1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4/15 | 4-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerezo Osaka U23 | 18 | 34 | 25 | -33 | LWDLL | 15 | +3 |
| Vanraure Hachinohe | 15 | 34 | 33 | -14 | DDLLW | 13 | +2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2020-12-20
Cerezo Osaka U23 went into the game 18th in the table on 25 points; Vanraure Hachinohe sat 15th on 33 — an 8-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 0.82/1.79 for Cerezo Osaka U23 and 1.24/1.65 for Vanraure Hachinohe (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Vanraure Hachinohe led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-4.
