Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 3 apiece, TIAMO Hirakata 13th and Maruyasu Okazaki 12th. Scoring rates set the scale: TIAMO Hirakata 1.25 scored and 2 conceded per game, Maruyasu Okazaki 1 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.32.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for TIAMO Hirakata, 1 draw and 1 for Maruyasu Okazaki, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Maruyasu Okazaki led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
TIAMO Hirakata: Soki Tokuno (78') · Maruyasu Okazaki: Shogo Otake (6'), Tatsuma Sakai (21'), Masataka Nishimoto (39')
Key stats
Possession: TIAMO Hirakata 61% · Maruyasu Okazaki 39% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 9-7 · Corners: 7-5