Match Report
In the standings it was Shonan Bellmare 19th on 32 points, Tokyo Verdy 17th on 43 — separated by 11. Shonan Bellmare's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Shonan Bellmare 0.95 scored and 1.66 conceded per game, Tokyo Verdy 0.61 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.2.
Shonan Bellmare had lost five in a row.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Shonan Bellmare 3, draws 1, Tokyo Verdy 1, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka (Hiratsuka) in Hiratsuka, capacity 15,200, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Tokyo Verdy: Itsuki Someno (55')