The Facts
- A tightly contested fixture between two evenly matched mid-table sides (ranked 15th and 10th).
- Tochigi is going through a lean spell lately (last 5 matches: 0 wins).
- Performances by Reilac Shiga have been somewhat unpredictable lately (last 5 matches: 1 win).
- A closely fought contest is anticipated, with Tochigi holding a narrow advantage.
- No recent head-to-head matches have been recorded between these two competitors.
Standings
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Ehime | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24:10 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Kagoshima Utd | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19:11 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14:7 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Nara Club | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21:16 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 | Sagamihara | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18:12 | 6 | 18 |
| 6 | Osaka | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18:9 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | Gifu | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20:10 | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Kanazawa | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17:14 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Kumamoto | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7:6 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Reilac Shiga | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16:16 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Nagano | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14:14 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Gainare Tottori | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12:19 | -7 | 13 |
| 13 | Yamaga | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9:11 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Ryukyu | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11:14 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Tochigi SC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11:15 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12:18 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Kusatsu | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10:19 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Fukushima Utd | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20:25 | -5 | 8 |
| 19 | Kamatamare | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12:20 | -8 | 5 |
| 20 | Kochi United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4:23 | -19 | 5 |
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