Match Report
Omiya Ardija, 1st with 85 points, sat 46 points above Nara Club (17th, 39). Nara Club's recent output outran their position: 7th on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/1.47 for Nara Club and 1.89/0.84 for Omiya Ardija (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Nara Club had drawn four in a row. Omiya Ardija had won three straight. From the last five rounds, Nara Club held 4 points of 15 and Omiya Ardija 13.
The match was played at Konoike Athletic Stadium in Nara (capacity 4,500). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.