Match Report
Júbilo Iwata, 1st with 91 points, sat 56 points above Giravanz Kitakyushu (20th, 35). Scoring rates set the scale: Júbilo Iwata 1.79 scored and 1 conceded per game, Giravanz Kitakyushu 0.83 and 1.57, with the league averaging 1.19.
Defeat had not touched Júbilo Iwata in 8 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Giravanz Kitakyushu had drawn three in a row. The last-five ledger: Júbilo Iwata 13/15, Giravanz Kitakyushu 3/15.
The match was played at Yamaha Stadium in Iwata (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, Júbilo Iwata led 4-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 4-1 the final score.