Match Report
7 points and 5 places separated them: Roasso Kumamoto 18th with 37, Ventforet Kofu 13th with 44. On recent form Ventforet Kofu sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Roasso Kumamoto 1.08 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Ventforet Kofu 0.97 and 1.18, with the league averaging 1.23.
A win had eluded Roasso Kumamoto for 8 matches. Ventforet Kofu had been beaten in three straight games.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Roasso Kumamoto, 3 for Ventforet Kofu and 2 drawn, at 4.33 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 83%.
The match was played at Egao Kenko Stadium (capacity 30,504). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Roasso Kumamoto 52% · Ventforet Kofu 48% · Total shots: 18-10 · On target: 4-0 · Corners: 3-4