Urawa welcomes Shonan to its home ground in a postponed match of the 12th round of the J1 League. The hosts enter the tie in much higher spirits and it really seems that they are big favorites at their Saitama Stadium. Urawa are unbeaten in 10 straight games across competitions. With Kobe, they have the best defense in the entire league and in 17 matches they have conceded only 13 goals. They play exceptionally well in defense, which is also shown by the fact that they conceded only 2 goals in the last 5 games. They currently hold the 5th place in the league table and a win here would help them move above Cerezo Osaka, which currently occupies the 4th place. In that case, they would have only 2 points less than Nagoya and would be very close to the 3rd place, which ensures their qualification for the AFC Champions League. In the last match they played against Kawasaki, they were a much better team on the field, they created more dangerous chances in front of the opponent's goal, but they still won only 1 point. It was really unfortunate that they conceded an own goal and until the end of the match they did not manage to score another one. How good their defense is is also shown by the fact that Kawasaki, which can be said to have a very good attack, sent only 1 shot into the frame of Urawa's goal.

The story is completely opposite with Shonan Bellmare. They are going through a nightmare campaign this season, currently occupying the very bottom of the J1 League standings. Shonan's form has been dreadful of late and it really seems that it will be difficult for them to avoid relegation if they continue to play in this way. They enter this match with a record of 7 losses and 1 draw in the last 8 league games. Although statistically they don't have the worst defense in the league, their recent form threatens to change that. In the last 10 games, they won only 1 point, and they conceded as many as 23 goals. The latest defeat came 4 days ago and it was a tough one to take as Shonan fell 0-6 at home to Sagan Tosu at the weekend. They can't even boast of a great attack, especially not away from home. In the last 3 games as guests, they have the same number of defeats, and they did not manage to score a single goal. With such a poor offensive performance against the best defense in the league, it seems like they don't have much to hope for in this matchup.

浦和将在J1联赛第12轮推迟的比赛中欢迎湘南队来到浦和主场。东道主以更高的精神进入比赛，他们似乎真的是埼玉体育场的大热门。浦和在各项赛事中连续10场不败。有了科比，他们拥有全联盟最好的防守，在17场比赛中他们只丢了13个球。他们在防守方面做得非常好，最近5场比赛只丢了2球也证明了这一点。他们目前在积分榜上排名第五，如果在这里取得胜利，他们将超越目前排名第四的大阪Cerezo。在这种情况下，他们将只比名古屋少2分，并且将非常接近第三名，这将确保他们获得亚冠联赛的资格。在上一场他们对阵川崎的比赛中，他们在场上是一支更好的球队，他们在对手门前创造了更多的危险机会，但他们仍然只赢了1分。很不幸，他们丢了一个乌龙球，直到比赛结束他们都没有再进一个乌龙球。他们的防守有多好，也可以从川崎的进攻可以说是非常出色的事实中看出，在浦川的进球中，川崎只有1脚射门。

而肖南·贝尔梅尔的情况则完全相反。他们本赛季经历了一场噩梦，目前在J1联赛中排名垫底。湘南队最近的状态很糟糕，如果他们继续这样踢下去的话，他们真的很难保级了。他们在过去的8场联赛中取得了7负1平的战绩。虽然从数据上看，他们的防守并不是联盟中最差的，但他们最近的状态可能会改变这一点。在过去的10场比赛中，他们只赢了1分，丢了23个球。最近的一次失利发生在4天前，这是一场艰难的比赛，周末，韩国队在主场以0比6输给了萨根托苏。他们甚至不能吹嘘自己有强大的进攻，尤其是在客场。在最近的3场客队比赛中，他们的失败次数相同，而且他们没有取得一个进球。面对联盟中最好的防守，他们的进攻表现如此糟糕，看起来他们在这场比赛中没有太多的希望。