In the 1/16 finals of the Emperors Cup, Yokohama Marinos welcomes Machida to their home ground. Machida is playing very well in the J2 League and they are currently the leading team of the championship with 10 points more than the closest follower. In the last round, they played a derby against the second-placed team of the league, Tokyo Verdy, in which they had a lead of 2 goals, but in the end they had to settle for only one point. They cannot boast of a great defense because they conceded 6 goals in the last 5 games. Now that defense and their good play will be put to the toughest possible test, because they are visiting the best team in all of Japan. As things currently stand, it seems that Machida will play in the J1 league from next season and this can be an excellent indicator of their range. Yokohama is playing really fantastically and they are deservedly first in the table. After a streak of 7 victories, as guests they played 2-2 in the last round against Nagoya, which really cannot be considered a failure, because Nagoya belongs to the teams that are equal candidates for the title. This match is a very good opportunity for them to return to winning ways, and there is no better place for that than their home ground. They are literally invincible at home this year, their last defeat in front of their fans was in October last year. They are currently on a 6-game winning streak at home, with a fantastic goal difference of 22 goals scored and 6 goals conceded. You get the impression that they don't have the most stable defense, but what makes them stand out is their fantastic attack. In the last analysis, I talked about the plays provided by their Brazilian attacking trio, Elber, Yan and Anderson Lopes. These are players who really make a difference and it is very difficult for opposing defenders to deal with them. If one of them is on the field from the start of the game, the guests will have big problems. If this is not the case and the game goes in an unwanted direction for the Yokohama team, with their entry into the game, the situation can change very quickly. I wouldn't want to diminish Machida's good game, but I honestly think that Yokohama is a far better team than them and if there are not too many changes in the first lineup, Yokohama will solve this in their favor without major problems.

在1/16决赛的皇帝杯，横滨马里诺斯欢迎町田到他们的主场。町田在J2联赛中打得非常好，他们目前是冠军联赛的领头羊，比最接近的球队多10分。在上一轮比赛中，他们与排名第二的东京Verdy队进行了德比，当时他们领先2球，但最终他们只得到了1分。他们不能吹嘘自己的防守很好，因为他们在最近5场比赛中丢了6个球。现在，他们的防守和出色的表现将面临最严峻的考验，因为他们将面对全日本最好的球队。从目前的情况来看，町田将从下赛季开始在J1联赛踢球，这可能是他们范围的一个很好的指标。横滨踢得非常好，他们当之无愧地排在积分榜第一。在7连胜之后，作为客队，他们在上一轮对阵名古屋的比赛中以2比2的比分败北，这确实不能被认为是一场失败，因为名古屋属于同样有资格获得冠军的球队。这场比赛对他们来说是一个回归胜利的好机会，没有比他们的主场更好的地方了。他们今年在主场确实是不可战胜的，他们上一次在球迷面前失败是在去年10月。他们目前在主场取得了6连胜，进球数为22球，失球数为6球。你会觉得他们没有最稳定的防守，但让他们脱颖而出的是他们出色的进攻。在最后的分析中，我谈到了巴西进攻三人组埃尔伯、扬和安德森·洛佩斯所提供的战术。这些球员真的很有影响力，对方后卫很难对付他们。如果他们中的一个从比赛开始就在场上，那么客人就会有大麻烦。如果情况并非如此，并且游戏朝着横滨团队不想要的方向发展，那么随着他们的加入，情况可能会迅速改变。我不想贬低町田的出色表现，但老实说，我认为横滨是一支比他们强得多的球队，如果首发阵容没有太大的变化，横滨将会以对他们有利的方式解决这个问题。