Match Report
Oita Trinita went into the game 16th in the table on 43 points; Tochigi sat 18th on 34 — a 9-point gap. Oita Trinita's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Oita Trinita were scoring 0.87 and conceding 1.24, Tochigi 0.87 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Oita Trinita, 1 for Tochigi and 3 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won.
The match was played at Resonac Dome Oita in Oita (capacity 43,254). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.