Match Report
17 points for Machida Zelvia (1st), 9 for Ulsan HD (9th): an 8-point gap. Ulsan HD had been under-performing their position — 23rd on five-round form against 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Machida Zelvia were scoring 1.88 and conceding 0.88, Ulsan HD 0.75 and 1, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Machida Zelvia had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Ulsan HD, 4.
The match was played at Machida Athletic Stadium in Tokyo (capacity 10,328). Machida Zelvia led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Machida Zelvia: Asahi Masuyama (6'), Takuma Nishimura (21'), Se-hun Oh (47') · Ulsan HD: Won-sang Um (55')