Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Urawa Reds (7th, 59 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Shonan Bellmare (19th, 32 pts). On the form table Shonan Bellmare stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Urawa Reds 1.18 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Shonan Bellmare 0.95 and 1.66, with the league averaging 1.2.
A win had eluded Shonan Bellmare for 5 matches.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Urawa Reds have 1 win to Shonan Bellmare's 4, with 1 draw, at 4 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,700. Urawa Reds led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Urawa Reds: Hiiro Komori (45'), Marius Høibråten (33'), Takahiro Sekine (71'), Thiago (90') · Shonan Bellmare: Shusuke Ota (77')