Match Report
Over the last five, V-Varen Nagasaki had taken 3 of 15 points to Ehime's 10.
7 meetings are on record — 5 won by V-Varen Nagasaki, 0 by Ehime, 2 drawn, at 3.86 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 14% of those meetings. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
V-Varen Nagasaki: Reijin Ko (53'), Masahiro Sekiguchi (60'), Takashi Sawada (72') · Ehime: Ryonosuke Kabayama (62'), Hijiri Onaga (67' og)
Key stats
Possession: V-Varen Nagasaki 53% · Ehime 47% · Corners: 5-4