Match Report
In the standings it was Osaka 3rd on 71 points, Tochigi 7th on 58 — separated by 13. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Osaka ran at 1.45 scored and 0.87 conceded, Tochigi at 1.11 and 0.95.
Osaka arrived on a run of three straight wins.
KINCHO Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, Tochigi led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Tochigi: Ryunosuke Ota (26')
Key stats
Possession: Osaka 52% · Tochigi 48% · Total shots: 8-9 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 3-4