Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Nara Club (9th, 56 pts) and Ryūkyū (16th, 40 pts). Nara Club had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Ryūkyū were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.5, Nara Club 1.32 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Ryūkyū wins, 3 for Nara Club, 0 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium (capacity 10,189). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nara Club led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Nara Club: Manato Hyakuda (64'), Riku Kamigaki (31')
Key stats
Possession: Ryūkyū 56% · Nara Club 44% · Total shots: 12-15 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 8-4