Match Report
In the standings it was Osaka 3rd on 71 points, Zweigen Kanazawa 6th on 59 — separated by 12. Zweigen Kanazawa had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Osaka 1.45 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Zweigen Kanazawa 1.39 and 1.18, with the league averaging 1.28.
Osaka were unbeaten in 5. From the last five rounds, Osaka held 13 points of 15 and Zweigen Kanazawa 6.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Osaka, 1 draw and 1 for Zweigen Kanazawa, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at KINCHO Stadium (capacity 26,544). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Osaka: Takumi Shimada (59')
Key stats
Possession: Osaka 37% · Zweigen Kanazawa 63% · Total shots: 10-17 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 6-6