Match Report
The table read 6th (Verspah Oita, 49 pts) against 8th (Okinawa SV, 43 pts), 6 points apart. The last five rounds placed Okinawa SV no better than 16th for form, against 8th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Verspah Oita 1.37 scored and 1.1 conceded per game, Okinawa SV 1.3 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.24.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Verspah Oita 1, draws 2, Okinawa SV 1, at 3.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The match was played at Oita Sports Park Field A (capacity 20,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-4.
Goal scorers
Verspah Oita: Kazuto Takezawa (18'), Kazuto Takezawa (37') · Okinawa SV: Hayase Takashio (28'), Nobuki Iketaka (45'), Yuya Hirayama (62' og), Yosuke Ueno (73')
Key stats
Possession: Verspah Oita 48% · Okinawa SV 52% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 4-0