Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Rayluck Shiga (2nd, 56 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Maruyasu Okazaki (11th, 34 pts). Rayluck Shiga had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Rayluck Shiga 1.57 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Maruyasu Okazaki 0.97 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.24.
Rayluck Shiga's unbeaten run stood at 5. Defeat had followed defeat for Maruyasu Okazaki — four in succession. The last-five ledger: Rayluck Shiga 11/15, Maruyasu Okazaki 3/15.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for Rayluck Shiga, 1 for Maruyasu Okazaki and 1 drawn, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Nunobiki Higashiomi Stadium in Higashiomi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.