Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Tochigi (7th, 58 pts) and Kamatamare Sanuki (17th, 38 pts). On the form table Kamatamare Sanuki stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Kamatamare Sanuki ran at 1.08 scored and 1.5 conceded, Tochigi at 1.11 and 0.95.
Kamatamare Sanuki had been beaten in three straight games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kamatamare Sanuki 0, draws 0, Tochigi 4, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Pikara Stadium, capacity 22,338, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Kamatamare Sanuki: Shota Kawanishi (24'), Hayato Hasegawa (47'), Hayato Hasegawa (53'), Yohei Ono (77') · Tochigi: Katsuya Nakano (18')
Key stats
Possession: Kamatamare Sanuki 51% · Tochigi 49% · Total shots: 15-11 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 7-4