Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Imabari 2nd on 73, Gifu 8th on 53. Gifu's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.68/1.47 for Gifu and 1.63/1 for Imabari (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Nagaragawa Stadium in Gifu, capacity 16,300, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Gifu led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Gifu: Kosuke Fujioka (36'), Ryo Nishitani (64'), Daigo Araki (56'), Kosuke Fujioka (79') · Imabari: Ryota Ichihara (57')