| Team | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryūkyū | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3/15 | 5-12 |
| Tochigi City | W1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13/15 | 9-1 |
Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryūkyū | 16 | 38 | 40 | -16 | DLLDD | 18 | -2 |
| Tochigi City | 1 | 38 | 77 | 32 | DWLWW | 5 | -4 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-11-03
37 points separated the sides: Tochigi City 1st on 77, Ryūkyū 16th on 40. Tochigi City had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table.
Tochigi City carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Ryūkyū had taken 3 of 15 points to Tochigi City's 13.
