Kobe Victory ship lost 0-2 to Sanfrecce Hiroshima over the weekend, in other words, they are now only 1 point ahead at the top of the table. In this defeat, they were not tough enough in the 50-50 battle, and there were problems with the players' position when defending against the opposing team's crosses. Meanwhile, they have only 1 clean sheet in their last 8 matches. Although Daiya Maekawa is a very good goalkeeper, I hope he can control and organize the defense better in order to prevent the opponents from attacking the goal many times.
Sakura Osaka lost 0-1 to Kashima Antlers on Saturday, and are currently in 6th place in the league table, 7 points away from the top of the table, Victory Ship. Even though they played 65 minutes of the match with an extra man, they failed to capitalize on the defeat and failed to score any points in the end.
With this in mind, Rioschiana will have to play an important role in this match. When the team is overmanned and undermanned, he needs to keep the ball at his feet and take the pressure off the team, and when the chances come, he needs to capitalize on them and convert them into goals.
