Ranko Popovic's Machida Zelvia continues the fight for the top six, and could claim the sixth spot if they beat Roasso Kumamoto in the upcoming duel. Machida enjoys the advantage of the home ground, being able to play this important game in front of its fans. The hosts wish to put an end to a two-game losing streak, coming from a 1-3 loss to Grulla Morioka, followed by a 1-3 loss to Oita. Kumamoto has been in great form recently. Takeshi Oki's men weren't expected to play this solid since their promotion to the second division, after winning the third tier in 2021. The guests lost just one of their previous nine matches, and are on a six-game undefeated run.

However, the visitors will miss all of Yuto Taniyama, Thales Paula, and Leonardo Carlos ahead of this meeting. Zelvia's only absentee will be Kai Miki, meaning the hosts will field a better starting eleven than their opponents. Machida won its last three home matches in the J2 League, and is the best home defense in the second tier, conceding only six goals in ten matches on this field.

Kumamoto's last visit resulted in a 2-2 tie vs. struggling Blaublitz, while Machida comfortably beat them 2-0 last month. Four of these two teams' duels at the Machida GION Stadium saw the hosts win three times and just one draw. Roasso Kumamoto managed to take the three points vs. this team only once in history, while Machida celebrated a triumph six times.

The last duel between the two sides ended 3-2 in Zelvia's favor, who have won five of the previous six meetings against Roasso Kumamoto. I expect the hosts to find a victory here, but there is definitely no doubt we will have an amazing game on Sunday. Good luck!

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兰科·波波维奇的町田·泽尔维亚继续争夺前六，如果他们在即将到来的对决中击败了罗阿索·熊本，他们可能会获得第六名。町田享受着主场优势，能够在球迷面前踢这场重要的比赛。东道主希望结束两连败的局面，先是1-3负于盛冈古拉，然后1-3负于大分。熊本最近状态很好。在2021年获得三级联赛冠军后升入乙级联赛的大木武史的男足队，原本预计不会有如此出色的表现。客人们在之前的九场比赛中只输掉了一场，并且保持着六场不败。

然而，在这次会面之前，游客们将错过谷山友人、泰勒斯·保拉和莱昂纳多·卡洛斯的所有作品。泽尔维亚唯一缺席的将是美琪，这意味着东道主将派出比对手更好的首发11人。町田在J2联赛的最近三场主场比赛中获胜，是第二梯队中最好的主场防守球队，在这一领域的10场比赛中只丢了6个球。

熊本上一次的比赛结果是2比2战平挣扎中的布劳布里茨，而町田在上个月以2比0轻松击败了他们。这两支球队在町田祗园体育场的四场比赛中，东道主三胜一平。熊本罗阿索在历史上只赢过这支球队一次，而町田真一则六次庆祝胜利。

双方的最后一场对决以3比2结束，泽尔维亚在此前6次对阵熊本罗阿索的比赛中赢了5场。我希望东道主能在这里取得胜利，但毫无疑问，周日我们会有一场精彩的比赛。好运！