Match Report
Nara Club (9th, 56 pts) visited Gifu (13th, 47 pts) with 9 points between them. The last five rounds placed Nara Club no better than 14th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Gifu 1.37 scored and 1.58 conceded per game, Nara Club 1.32 and 1.21, with the league averaging 1.28.
Gifu had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Nara Club, 10.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Gifu, 2 by Nara Club, 2 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. 100% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The venue was Nagaragawa Stadium, with room for 16,300 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gifu led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Gifu: Shohei Aihara (45') · Nara Club: Manato Hyakuda (90')
Key stats
Possession: Gifu 43% · Nara Club 57% · Total shots: 14-6 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-0