Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between V-Varen Nagasaki (2nd, 70 pts) and Ventforet Kofu (13th, 44 pts). V-Varen Nagasaki's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, V-Varen Nagasaki were scoring 1.66 and conceding 1.16, Ventforet Kofu 0.97 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
V-Varen Nagasaki had not lost in 9 games. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for V-Varen Nagasaki, 4/15 for Ventforet Kofu.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by V-Varen Nagasaki, 1 by Ventforet Kofu, 3 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The match was played at transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki (capacity 20,246). Half-time and full-time told different stories: V-Varen Nagasaki led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
V-Varen Nagasaki: Takashi Sawada (26'), Edigar Junio (10'), Tenmu Matsumoto (71'), Matheus Jesus (90')
Key stats
Possession: V-Varen Nagasaki 62% · Ventforet Kofu 38% · Total shots: 16-5 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 7-2