Match Report
The table gap was wide: 43 points between Tokushima Vortis (4th, 65 pts) and Ehime (20th, 22 pts). Tokushima Vortis ranked just 8th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Tokushima Vortis 1.18 scored and 0.63 conceded per game, Ehime 0.92 and 1.87, with the league averaging 1.23.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Tokushima Vortis, 2 draws and 1 for Ehime, at 1.43 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 14% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 14% of the meetings.
Pocari Sweat Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,441. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Tokushima Vortis: Lucas Barcelos (70')
Key stats
Possession: Tokushima Vortis 52% · Ehime 48% · Total shots: 14-7 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 3-4