Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kawasaki Frontale 8th with 57 points, Yokohama 18th with 35, 22 apart. Yokohama had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 13th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.71/1.18 for Yokohama and 1.76/1.5 for Kawasaki Frontale (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Kawasaki Frontale carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Yokohama held 5 points of 15 and Kawasaki Frontale 11.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Yokohama 1, draws 0, Kawasaki Frontale 4, at 3 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 80% of the meetings won by the home side. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama (capacity 15,440). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Kawasaki Frontale: Yuki Yamamoto (58')