Match Report
Consadole Sapporo went into the game 10th in the table on 45 points; Shimizu S-Pulse sat 17th on 33 — a 12-point gap. The last five rounds placed Consadole Sapporo 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Per game in the league, Consadole Sapporo were scoring 1.32 and conceding 1.62, Shimizu S-Pulse 1.29 and 1.59, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Shimizu S-Pulse.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Consadole Sapporo 2, draws 2, Shimizu S-Pulse 3, at 3.71 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 57%.
The venue was Sapporo Atsubetsu Park Stadium in Sapporo, with room for 17,957 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Consadole Sapporo led 1-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 4-3.