Match Report
16 points separated the sides: TIAMO Hirakata 4th on 50, Honda Lock 10th on 34. On recent form Minebea Mitsumi sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, TIAMO Hirakata ran at 1.93 scored and 1.4 conceded, Honda Lock at 1.33 and 1.37.
TIAMO Hirakata were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — TIAMO Hirakata 2, draws 1, Honda Lock 1, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
On the scoreboard, TIAMO Hirakata led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.