Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Vanraure Hachinohe 2nd with 72 points, Nara Club 9th with 56, 16 apart. Vanraure Hachinohe's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Nara Club were scoring 1.32 and conceding 1.21, Vanraure Hachinohe 1.21 and 0.61, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Nara Club, 0 by Vanraure Hachinohe, 3 drawn, at 1.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Konoike Athletic Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Nara Club: Kensei Nakashima (53') · Vanraure Hachinohe: Naoya Senoo (89')
Key stats
Possession: Nara Club 58% · Vanraure Hachinohe 42% · Total shots: 8-11 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 2-6