Match Report
Rayluck Shiga went into the game 10th in the table on 9 points; Gifu sat 4th on 10 — a 1-point gap. On recent form Gifu sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.48 goals per team per game, Rayluck Shiga ran at 1.67 scored and 1.67 conceded, Gifu at 2.5 and 0.67.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Gifu, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
Nunobiki Higashiomi Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Gifu: Hayato Kanda (50'), Shun Nakamura (84'), Shohei Ogushi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Rayluck Shiga 43% · Gifu 57% · Total shots: 8-20 · On target: 4-12 · Corners: 2-2