About Match
Shonan Bellmare go into the game 6th in the table on 12 points; Omiya Ardija sit 5th on 13 — a 1-point gap. Shonan Bellmare have been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Shonan Bellmare 1 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Omiya Ardija 1.57 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.27. Three points here take Shonan Bellmare to 15 and up to 1st, overtaking Omiya Ardija, assuming other results stand.
Omiya Ardija have drawn their last three.
The venue is Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka in Hiratsuka, with room for 15,200 spectators.