Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Tokyo Verdy (13th, 55 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Gifu (22nd, 30 pts). On recent form Tokyo Verdy sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Tokyo Verdy 1.4 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Gifu 0.79 and 1.86, with the league averaging 1.3.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Gifu.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Tokyo Verdy, 0 by Gifu, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The match was played at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chōfu (capacity 50,100). With 37 matches recorded and 0.6 yellow cards per game, M. Tsuruoka was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Tokyo Verdy led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-1.