Match Report
Ventforet Kofu, 14th on 45 points, faced a 31-point deficit to Yokohama (2nd, 76). The last five rounds placed Yokohama no better than 12th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Yokohama 1.58 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Ventforet Kofu 1.42 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.24.
Yokohama arrived on a run of four straight wins. From the last five rounds, Yokohama held 13 points of 15 and Ventforet Kofu 7.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 5 Yokohama wins, 1 for Ventforet Kofu, 0 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
The match was played at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama (capacity 15,440). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.