Match Report
The table gap was wide: 38 points between Shimizu S-Pulse (1st, 82 pts) and Mito Hollyhock (15th, 44 pts). Per game in the league, Mito Hollyhock were scoring 1.03 and conceding 1.34, Shimizu S-Pulse 1.79 and 1, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Shimizu S-Pulse carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Mito Hollyhock had taken 4 of 15 points to Shimizu S-Pulse's 13.
K's denki Stadium Mito staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Mito Hollyhock led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Mito Hollyhock: Koshi Osaki (22'), Taika Nakashima (38') · Shimizu S-Pulse: Koya Kitagawa (47'), Shinya Yajima (82')
Key stats
Possession: Mito Hollyhock 37% · Shimizu S-Pulse 63% · Total shots: 7-16 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 0-6