Match Report
Both sides brought 70 points into this one — V-Varen Nagasaki 2nd, Mito Hollyhock 1st. V-Varen Nagasaki ranked just 8th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.66/1.16 for V-Varen Nagasaki and 1.45/0.89 for Mito Hollyhock (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 V-Varen Nagasaki wins, 3 for Mito Hollyhock, 0 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, capacity 20,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
V-Varen Nagasaki: Ikki Arai (6'), Matheus Jesus (65') · Mito Hollyhock: Hayata Yamamoto (34')
Key stats
Possession: V-Varen Nagasaki 45% · Mito Hollyhock 55% · Total shots: 5-12 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 1-6