Match Report
Mito Hollyhock went into the game 1st in the table on 70 points; Omiya Ardija sat 6th on 63 — a 7-point gap. Mito Hollyhock had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.45/0.89 for Mito Hollyhock and 1.58/1.03 for Omiya Ardija (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
Omiya Ardija had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Mito Hollyhock, 1 by Omiya Ardija, 1 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was K's denki Stadium Mito in Mito, with room for 12,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.