Match Report
Matsumoto Yamaga (15th, 43 pts) visited ThespaKusatsu Gunma (14th, 46 pts) with 3 points between them. ThespaKusatsu Gunma ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Per game in the league, ThespaKusatsu Gunma were scoring 1.47 and conceding 1.55, Matsumoto Yamaga 1.08 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with ThespaKusatsu Gunma, winners of their last four. ThespaKusatsu Gunma had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Matsumoto Yamaga, 4.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — ThespaKusatsu Gunma 3, draws 0, Matsumoto Yamaga 2, at 3.6 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 80% of the meetings. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more.
Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,588. It was 2-2 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 6-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
ThespaKusatsu Gunma: Sean Kotake (6'), Yasufumi Nishimura (16'), Sean Kotake (55'), Yasufumi Nishimura (70'), Yuriya Takahashi (89'), Faruzansana Mohamado (90') · Matsumoto Yamaga: Tsubasa Ando (20'), Reo Yasunaga (36')
Key stats
Possession: ThespaKusatsu Gunma 57% · Matsumoto Yamaga 43% · Total shots: 13-7 · On target: 11-3 · Corners: 1-4