Match Report
34 points separated the sides: Mito Hollyhock 1st on 70, Renofa Yamaguchi 19th on 36. Renofa Yamaguchi ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Per game in the league, Mito Hollyhock were scoring 1.45 and conceding 0.89, Renofa Yamaguchi 0.95 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
13 games without a win framed Renofa Yamaguchi's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Mito Hollyhock, 1 for Renofa Yamaguchi and 2 drawn, at 3.33 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 17% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was K's denki Stadium Mito, with room for 12,000 spectators. Mito Hollyhock led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Mito Hollyhock: Sho Omori (30'), Arata Watanabe (54') · Renofa Yamaguchi: Ryo Arita (52'), Ryo Arita (90')
Key stats
Possession: Mito Hollyhock 56% · Renofa Yamaguchi 44% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 5-5