Match Report
1 points and 2 places separated them: Mito Hollyhock 1st with 70, JEF United 3rd with 69. Recent form told a different story for Mito Hollyhock: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st.
Mito Hollyhock carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Mito Hollyhock win, 3 for JEF United, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 80% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at K's denki Stadium Mito (capacity 12,000). 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
JEF United: Naohiro Sugiyama (90')
Key stats
Possession: Mito Hollyhock 58% · JEF United 42% · Total shots: 9-17 · On target: 0-3 · Corners: 3-3