Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shimizu S-Pulse 1st with 82 points, Tokushima Vortis 8th with 55, 27 apart. The last five rounds placed Tokushima Vortis 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Tokushima Vortis ran at 1.11 scored and 1.16 conceded, Shimizu S-Pulse at 1.79 and 1.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Tokushima Vortis 1, draws 2, Shimizu S-Pulse 1, at 2.5 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The match was played at Pocari Sweat Stadium in Naruto (capacity 20,441). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.