Match Report
14 points and 7 places separated them: Iwaki 9th with 56, V-Varen Nagasaki 2nd with 70. On recent form V-Varen Nagasaki sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.45/1.16 for Iwaki and 1.66/1.16 for V-Varen Nagasaki (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
V-Varen Nagasaki came in having won three on the spin. Over the last five, Iwaki had taken 7 of 15 points to V-Varen Nagasaki's 13.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Iwaki 1, draws 1, V-Varen Nagasaki 2, at 3.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup.
J Village No.1 Ground, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Iwaki: Kim Hyun-Woo (69') · V-Varen Nagasaki: Hotaru Yamaguchi (88')
Key stats
Possession: Iwaki 45% · V-Varen Nagasaki 55% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 9-6