Match Report
34 points separated the sides: Iwaki 9th on 56, Ehime 20th on 22. Iwaki had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall.
Over the last five, Iwaki had taken 10 of 15 points to Ehime's 4.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Iwaki 2, draws 2, Ehime 0, at 2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
Goal scorers
Iwaki: Nelson Ishiwatari (33'), Kazuki Dohana (77') · Ehime: Yutaka Soneda (49')
Key stats
Possession: Iwaki 53% · Ehime 47% · Total shots: 27-9 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 10-3