Match Report
6 points and 3 places separated them: Ventforet Kofu 13th with 44, Oita Trinita 16th with 38. On recent form Ventforet Kofu sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 13th overall. Per game in the league, Ventforet Kofu were scoring 0.97 and conceding 1.18, Oita Trinita 0.71 and 1.16, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Oita Trinita's winless run stood at 10. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Ventforet Kofu against 1/15 for Oita Trinita.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Ventforet Kofu have 2 wins to Oita Trinita's 2, with 2 draws, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 83%. The fixture has tightened lately: 2.6 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 3.5 all-time.
The venue was Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium, with room for 17,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ventforet Kofu: Yoshiki Torikai (47'), Kazushi Mitsuhira (84')
Key stats
Possession: Ventforet Kofu 45% · Oita Trinita 55% · Total shots: 17-3 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 7-2