Match Report
43 points separated the sides: Machida Zelvia 1st on 87, Tochigi 19th on 44. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Machida Zelvia ran at 1.88 scored and 0.83 conceded, Tochigi at 0.93 and 1.12.
Over the last five, Machida Zelvia had taken 10 of 15 points to Tochigi's 4.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Machida Zelvia 0, draws 3, Tochigi 1, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Only 0% of these meetings ended in a home win. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Machida Gion Stadium (Tokyo) in Tokyo. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.