Match Report
ThespaKusatsu Gunma, 3rd with 63 points, sat 24 points above YSCC (14th, 39). YSCC's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: ThespaKusatsu Gunma 1.74 scored and 1 conceded per game, YSCC 1.56 and 1.91, with the league averaging 1.33.
ThespaKusatsu Gunma had won three straight. ThespaKusatsu Gunma had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; YSCC, 4.
Shoda Shoyu Stadium Gunma in Maebashi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,588. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.