Match Report
In the standings it was Montedio Yamagata 10th on 53 points, Omiya Ardija 6th on 63 — separated by 10. The last five rounds placed Montedio Yamagata 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. Per game in the league, Montedio Yamagata were scoring 1.53 and conceding 1.42, Omiya Ardija 1.58 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Omiya Ardija.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Montedio Yamagata wins, 2 for Omiya Ardija, 2 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at ND Soft Stadium Yamagata (capacity 21,292). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Montedio Yamagata led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Montedio Yamagata: Ryoma Kida (34'), Shunmei Horikane (75') · Omiya Ardija: Kenyu Sugimoto (89'), Takumi Tsukui (90')
Key stats
Possession: Montedio Yamagata 46% · Omiya Ardija 54% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 8-6