Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Vegalta Sendai 6th with 64 points, ThespaKusatsu Gunma 20th with 18, 46 apart. In league terms the two rates read 0.63/1.63 for ThespaKusatsu Gunma and 1.32/1.16 for Vegalta Sendai (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
ThespaKusatsu Gunma had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Vegalta Sendai, 9.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by ThespaKusatsu Gunma, 3 by Vegalta Sendai, 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma in Maebashi (capacity 20,588). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.