Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nara Club 9th with 56 points, Kamatamare Sanuki 17th with 38, 18 apart. Kamatamare Sanuki ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Nara Club ran at 1.32 scored and 1.21 conceded, Kamatamare Sanuki at 1.08 and 1.5.
Nara Club's unbeaten run stood at 5. From the last five rounds, Nara Club held 11 points of 15 and Kamatamare Sanuki 5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 Nara Club wins, 1 for Kamatamare Sanuki, 4 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Konoike Athletic Stadium (capacity 4,500). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 7 goals for the 4-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nara Club: Yuki Okada (60'), Kensei Nakashima (75'), Yuki Okada (79'), Shota Tamura (84') · Kamatamare Sanuki: Shota Kawanishi (47'), Soshi Iwagishi (83'), Naoki Eguchi (88')
Key stats
Possession: Nara Club 46% · Kamatamare Sanuki 54% · Total shots: 14-17 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 4-6