Match Report
Nigeria W (4th, 0 pts) visited Japan W (2nd, 6 pts) with 6 points between them. Nigeria W had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2/1.33 for Japan W and 0.33/1.67 for Nigeria W (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.69.
The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Japan W against 5/15 for Nigeria W.
The venue was Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau in Nantes, with room for 35,322 spectators. With 42 matches recorded and 2.9 yellow cards per game, E. Caldera Barrera was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Japan W led 3-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 3-1 the final score.