Match Report
10 points and 6 places separated them: Giravanz Kitakyushu 8th with 56, ThespaKusatsu Gunma 14th with 46. ThespaKusatsu Gunma had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, Giravanz Kitakyushu were scoring 1.21 and conceding 1.08, ThespaKusatsu Gunma 1.47 and 1.55, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
ThespaKusatsu Gunma arrived off three straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Giravanz Kitakyushu wins, 1 for ThespaKusatsu Gunma, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Mikuni World Stadium (Kitakyushu), with room for 15,300 spectators. Giravanz Kitakyushu led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Giravanz Kitakyushu: Daigo Takahashi (5')
Key stats
Possession: Giravanz Kitakyushu 37% · ThespaKusatsu Gunma 63% · Total shots: 21-11 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 2-5