Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Osaka (2nd, 59 pts) held a 27-point advantage over TIAMO Hirakata (13th, 32 pts). TIAMO Hirakata had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, TIAMO Hirakata were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.67, Osaka 1.57 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Osaka, winners of their last five, having scored in 7 consecutive games. TIAMO Hirakata had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Osaka, 15.
Akita City Stadium in Akita, capacity 4,992, hosted the game.




