About Match
Gifu go into the game 9th in the table on 10 points; Rayluck Shiga sit 5th on 12 — a 2-point gap. The last five rounds place Gifu no better than 14th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Gifu 2.14 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Rayluck Shiga 1.86 and 1.43, with the league averaging 1.47. If Gifu win, their total rises to 13 and up to 3rd, overtaking Rayluck Shiga, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Gifu arrive off three straight defeats.
Nagaragawa Stadium in Gifu, capacity 16,300, hosts the game.