Match Report
Shonan Bellmare went into the game 17th in the table on 11 points; Ventforet Kofu sat 13th on 16 — a 5-point gap. Recent form flatters Shonan Bellmare's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 17th. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Shonan Bellmare ran at 0.71 scored and 1.71 conceded, Ventforet Kofu at 0.82 and 1.59.
The venue was Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka in Hiratsuka, with room for 15,200 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.