Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — TIAMO Hirakata 4th with 50 points, Tokyo Musashino City 14th with 29, 21 apart. Tokyo Musashino City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, TIAMO Hirakata were scoring 1.93 and conceding 1.4, Tokyo Musashino City 0.57 and 1.23, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 TIAMO Hirakata win, 1 for Tokyo Musashino City, 2 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
On the scoreboard, TIAMO Hirakata led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
TIAMO Hirakata: Shun Hirayama (15'), Takumi Wakaya (73'), Takuma Goto (83'), Shun Hirayama (87')
Key stats
Possession: TIAMO Hirakata 58% · Tokyo Musashino City 42% · Total shots: 22-8 · On target: 11-3 · Corners: 6-6