Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: FC Tokyo (11th, 50 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Shonan Bellmare (19th, 32 pts). Shonan Bellmare's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Shonan Bellmare ran at 0.95 scored and 1.66 conceded, FC Tokyo at 1.08 and 1.26.
Shonan Bellmare were winless in 7. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Shonan Bellmare, 9/15 for FC Tokyo.
11 meetings are on record — 5 won by Shonan Bellmare, 4 by FC Tokyo, 2 drawn, at 1.73 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka (Hiratsuka) in Hiratsuka staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,200. FC Tokyo led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Shonan Bellmare: Akito Suzuki (90'), Yuto Suzuki (66') · FC Tokyo: M. Nagakura (6'), Alexander Scholz (52')