Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mito Hollyhock 1st with 70 points, Roasso Kumamoto 18th with 37, 33 apart. Mito Hollyhock's recent output lagged their position: 7th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Roasso Kumamoto 1.08 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Mito Hollyhock 1.45 and 0.89, with the league averaging 1.23.
Mito Hollyhock's unbeaten run stood at 7, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Roasso Kumamoto 3/15, Mito Hollyhock 13/15.
10 meetings are on record — 1 won by Roasso Kumamoto, 7 by Mito Hollyhock, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting.
Egao Kenko Stadium, capacity 30,504, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mito Hollyhock led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Roasso Kumamoto: Chihiro Konagaya (68'), Wataru Iwashita (80') · Mito Hollyhock: Chihiro Kato (36')
Key stats
Possession: Roasso Kumamoto 61% · Mito Hollyhock 39% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-7