Match Report
16 points separated the sides: Montedio Yamagata 10th on 53, Kataller Toyama 17th on 37. Kataller Toyama had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Montedio Yamagata 1.53 scored and 1.42 conceded per game, Kataller Toyama 0.89 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.23.
Kataller Toyama arrived off three straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Montedio Yamagata win, 1 for Kataller Toyama, 2 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at ND Soft Stadium Yamagata in Tendo (capacity 21,292). Montedio Yamagata led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.