Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Machida Zelvia 1st on 87, Montedio Yamagata 5th on 67. Montedio Yamagata ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 5th table position. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Machida Zelvia ran at 1.88 scored and 0.83 conceded, Montedio Yamagata at 1.52 and 1.29.
Montedio Yamagata entered with four losses in a row. The last-five ledger: Machida Zelvia 9/15, Montedio Yamagata 3/15.
Machida Stadium in Tokyo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,328. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Machida Zelvia led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.