Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Montedio Yamagata 10th with 53 points, Ehime 20th with 22, 31 apart. On the form table Montedio Yamagata stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ehime 0.92 scored and 1.87 conceded per game, Montedio Yamagata 1.53 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.23.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ehime 1, draws 0, Montedio Yamagata 3, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
The venue was Ningineer Stadium, with room for 5,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Montedio Yamagata led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Ehime: Taiga Ishiura (90') · Montedio Yamagata: Akira Silvano Disaro (16'), Akira Silvano Disaro (73'), Keisuke Nishimura (82')
Key stats
Possession: Ehime 45% · Montedio Yamagata 55% · Total shots: 7-19 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 2-9