Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — V-Varen Nagasaki 2nd with 70 points, Kataller Toyama 17th with 37, 33 apart. Recent form flatters Kataller Toyama's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Per game in the league, V-Varen Nagasaki were scoring 1.66 and conceding 1.16, Kataller Toyama 0.89 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
V-Varen Nagasaki arrived on a run of five straight wins. Four consecutive defeats weighed on Kataller Toyama. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for V-Varen Nagasaki against 1/15 for Kataller Toyama.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — V-Varen Nagasaki 3, draws 1, Kataller Toyama 0, at 2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,246. On the scoreboard, Kataller Toyama led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
V-Varen Nagasaki: Matheus Jesus (90') · Kataller Toyama: Sho Fuseya (34')
Key stats
Possession: V-Varen Nagasaki 67% · Kataller Toyama 33% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 9-4