Yokohama vs Kyoto

One of the biggest clubs in Japan continues to do great in the J1 League. Yokohama F. Marinos welcome the recently-promoted Kyoto Sanga for the fifteenth round of the Japanese top division. The hosts are currently third on the ladder, and could get closer to second place if they defeat Kyoto in the upcoming duel. They are desperate for a triumph, as Kevin Muscat's men failed to win two consecutive games. Meanwhile, the guests are doing well in the first tier after playing in the second division for ten years. Kyoto is currently eleventh-placed, but only due to a phenomenal start to the season. The guests' recent form is awful, winning just one of the previous eight matches.

Kyoto Sanga finds itself just four points away from the relegation zone. Sanga finished second in the J2 League last season, which was good enough for them to return to the top flight. There is no doubt they have a decent squad, and I expect them to stay up under the leadership of an experienced manager Cho Kwi-jae. However, this game isn't going to be the one where Kyoto is the favorite to win, as they face one of the best and most successful teams in the country. Marinos just finished second last year, and are now in the chase for the league title.

For this meeting, the guests will miss Naoto Misawa, while the hosts go into the clash with their best starting eleven. Some needless unexpected results were enough to make Yokohama's chase for the first place harder, a 3-3 draw vs. relegation-worried Urawa and a 0-1 away loss against Avispa Fukuoka. The hosts want to make up for it on their home ground, in which they are undefeated in 2022. Marinos are the best hosts in the league, winning five and sharing points in two out of seven games here.

I expect the hosts to defeat Kyoto, considering both sides' current forms. Good luck!

Vegalta Sendai vs Okayama

Fagiano Okayama continues to chase towards a top-two finish, and at least a point vs. the first-placed Vegalta Sendai would do wonders for the visitors. After its relegation from the top flight, Vegalta Sendai wants a quick return to where the club belongs, and things are currently working well for them. After finishing in eleventh place last year, and never even coming close to a promotion to the first division, this season is already a miracle for Okayama. The guests are fourth in the league, and are just five points behind the second-placed Albirex Niigata. Coming from a 1-0 victory over Oita, which stopped a two-game losing streak, the guests are confident about a successful visit here.

The hosts arrive from a 4-2 away win over Omiya Ardija. Vegalta won six of its previous seven matches, and is a four-game winning streak at home. However, there is an end to every good league run, and I can see Masato Harasaki's squad dropping points vs. Okayama. Fagiano Okayama decided to hire Vegalta's former coach Takashi Kiyama, and there is no doubt he wants revenge against a club that fired him. His men are great defensively, and can neutralize almost any attack in the league, not conceding more than one goal in their last eight games. The visitors lost in just one of the last six visits, losing 1-0 to Chiba after a 94th-minute goal.

Offensively, Okayama is led by Tiago Alves, a new signing from G-Osaka who is currently the guests' top scorer with six goals from fourteen matches. He found the net in his last appearance, managing to score after only eighteen minutes on the field. For this game, the hosts will miss four players - Yoshiki Matsushita, Koji Hachisuka, Shingo Tomita, and Masato Nakayama, while their opponents only go to the duel without Yuma Hiroki and Togo Umeda.

The two picks provide a massive opportunity to capitalize ahead of the upcoming weekend matches. Good luck!

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横滨vs京都

日本最大的俱乐部之一继续在J1联赛中表现出色。横滨迎战京都。东道主目前排名第三，如果在即将到来的决斗中击败京都，可能会更接近第二名。他们渴望胜利，因为凯文·马斯喀特的球队连赢两场都没赢。与此同时，在乙级踢了10年球的客人们在甲级联赛中表现良好。京都目前排在第11位，但这只是因为这一季的开始。客人们最近的状态很糟糕，前八场比赛只赢了一场。

京都发现自己离降级区只有四分之遥。京都上赛季在J2联赛中获得第二名，这已经足够让他们回到顶级联赛。毫无疑问，他们是一支优秀的球队，我希望他们在经验丰富的主教练赵桂宰的带领下保持不败。然而，这场比赛不会是京都队夺冠的热门，因为他们面对的是全国最好、最成功的球队之一。横滨斯去年刚刚获得亚军，现在正在争夺联赛冠军。

在这次会面中，京都们会想念三泽直人，而东道主们则会带着他们最好的11人首发上场。一些不必要的意外结果足以让横滨的第一之旅更加艰难，3-3平了担心降级的浦河，1 - 0输给福冈黄蜂。东道主希望在自己的主场弥补这一点，他们在2022年的主场是不败之地。马里诺斯是联盟中最好的东道主，七场比赛中有两场赢了五场，并分享了分数。

考虑到双方目前的形式，我预计东道主会击败京都。好运

仙台vs冈山

冈山法加诺继续追逐前两名结束，至少一分与第一名仙台将为客队创造奇迹。在从顶级联赛降级后，仙台希望迅速回到俱乐部所属的地方，目前事情对他们来说很好。在去年以第11名的成绩结束后，甚至从未接近提升到甲级联赛，这个赛季对冈山来说已经是一个奇迹。客队在联赛中排名第四，只比排名第二的新潟队落后5分。以1比0战胜大分，结束了两连败的局面，游客们对这次成功的访问充满信心。

东道主在客场4-2战胜了奥米亚。维加尔塔在之前的七场比赛中赢得了六场，并且在主场取得了四连胜。然而，每一次好的联赛都有结束的时候，我可以看到长崎正人的球队在对冈山的比赛中丢分。冈山法加诺决定聘请仙台的前教练木山隆，毫无疑问，他想报复一个俱乐部解雇了他。他的球员防守很好，几乎可以化解联盟中的任何进攻，在过去的八场比赛中他们的失球不超过一球。客队在过去六场比赛中只输了一场，在94分钟的进球后以0比1输给了千叶队。

进攻方面，冈山队由蒂亚戈·阿尔维斯率领，他是从g -大阪队新签的球员，目前是客队的最佳射手，14场比赛进了6球。他在最后一次出场时就进球了，上场仅仅18分钟就进球了。在本场比赛中，东道主将错过松下幸之喜、八须贺广二、富田信吾和中山正人4名选手，而他们的对手只有裕木和梅田多吾缺席。

这两名球员为即将到来的周末比赛提供了巨大的机会。好运！