Match Report
3 points and 9 places separated them: Osaka 7th with 7, Ryūkyū 16th with 4. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Osaka ran at 1.4 scored and 1 conceded, Ryūkyū at 1.25 and 1.5.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Osaka have 2 wins to Ryūkyū's 1, with 1 draw, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The match was played at KINCHO Stadium (capacity 25,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ryūkyū led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Osaka: Rikuto Kubo (51'), Yamato Natsukawa (90') · Ryūkyū: Sho Iwamoto (20'), Toshikazu Teruuchi (63')
Key stats
Possession: Osaka 43% · Ryūkyū 57% · Total shots: 19-19 · On target: 8-7 · Corners: 4-8