Match Report
In the standings it was Omiya Ardija 3rd on 75 points, Kashiwa Reysol 1st on 84 — separated by 9. Omiya Ardija had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Omiya Ardija were scoring 1.48 and conceding 0.95, Kashiwa Reysol 2.02 and 0.79, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
The last-five ledger: Omiya Ardija 4/15, Kashiwa Reysol 10/15.
The match was played at NACK5 Stadium Ōmiya in Saitama (capacity 15,500). Omiya Ardija led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-1.