Match Report
9 points and 5 places separated them: Tokushima Vortis 4th with 65, Iwaki 9th with 56. On the form table Iwaki stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.18/0.63 for Tokushima Vortis and 1.45/1.16 for Iwaki (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
Momentum sat with Tokushima Vortis, winners of their last three, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Tokushima Vortis wins, 2 for Iwaki, 2 draws, at 1.83 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
Pocari Sweat Stadium, capacity 20,441, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Iwaki: Soichiro Fukaminato (79')
Key stats
Possession: Tokushima Vortis 55% · Iwaki 45% · Total shots: 8-11 · On target: 0-5 · Corners: 8-3