GW 486 J1 League Preview
Added 2024-06-18 12:17:51 +0000 UTCIntro
As you may know, the Sorare GW schedule has temporarily changed to align with the Euro 2024 tournament that is ongoing.
The schedule is below:
The upcoming game week is GW2 on the above and its deadline is tomorrow at 3pm CET.
The upcoming GW covers the wkend J1 league games. However it also means we wont get team news that we would normally from Thursday and Friday.
I will be doing the lineup predictions tomorrow (Wednesday) morning and they will be out around 6am CET.
Note we have the YFM vs Hiroshima games tomorrow just before the deadline & both teams will play again at the wkend so the lineups/injuries in that game will effect things.
J1 Table
Machida pulled off a great win away to YFM to showcase again their title winning credentials. Antlers put in a rare weak performance and drew against Niigata. Gamba continued their excellent form and season with Usami again in sparkling form in their home win.
Sapporo lost in the 6 pointer against Kyoto. Sapporo have lost 4 on the bounce and have injuries mounting up inside their squad thats devoid of any confidence. Sanga lost again and another relegation battle looks likely this season.
Fixtures
The below are the fixtures coming up this GW:
Main Points
Trevisan (FC Tokyo), Miki (Verdy), Konno (Avispa), Tachibanada (Kawaski) are all suspended
Scholz (Urawa), and Yamazaki (Sagan) return from suspension
Thuler (Kobe) went off with a hamstring tweak and is at risk. Limited info yet.
Most u23 guys who return from int duty played last wkend. Guys like Hosoya, Matsuki and Araki will be fully fit and in line to start.
Situation with Matsumoto (Kashiwa) unclear. Sasaki started last game but is known for his errors and likely just a temp starter.
YFM and Hiroshima play tomorrow (Wednesday) and then again on the weekend. If possible, keep an eye on the game tomorrow for injuries. Will be hard to predict their wkend lineups
We do know Kawamura has left Hiroshima for a medical in europe. Need to see who plays tomorrow in midfield in place of him etc.
Germain returned from injury to get some minutes on the pitch for Iwata. He is their top scorer with 11 goals in 13 games.
These injuries confirmed by clubs in the last few days - Erison (Kawasaki), Hiraoka (Shonan), Gun Hee and Supachok (Sapporo)
Gamba also have won 6 of their last 7 games including winning 4 games on the bounce.
Kashima are undefeated in their last 9 league games including 7 wins.
Kashiwa and Sagan Tosu have lost their last 3 league games in a row
Sapporo have lost their last 4 games in a row.
Predicted Lineups
Will be done and sent tomorrow morning around 6am CET.
SO5 Analysis
Best xG - YFM (1.77xG)
Best CS - Machida (52% CS), Kobe (40%CS)
Best Stack - Hiroshima, Cerezo
YFM have a very appealing game against bottom side Sapporo. However, YFM are also in poor form and crucially play tomorrow. They have fixture congestion so though the fixture is good, picking who starts is v difficult esp before we even know how they lineup tomorrow!
Machida looked very strong again and have a good fixture to target. I was also impressed by Cerezo and like their chances against Iwata.
Gamba vs Kobe is a local derby and very hard to predict. I expect a low scoring game and even a 0-0 is a possibility.
In contender, only J and K league will be open. There are 6 K league games on Saturday and Sunday. This means, though the deadline hinders getting some team news, it will not be as competitive as usual.
