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JSoccer Magazine Jリーグ J1 プリビュ− 10月6日
セレッソ大阪 vs. サガン鳥栖 （キンチョウ） – セレッソは、安全圏まであと一息！
前節、ヴィッセルに逆転劇を演じたセレッソ。ここ５試合で４勝、降格圏から勝ち点５ポイント水を開けた。Ｊ１残留請負人として復帰したクルビ監督も、残り７試合を楽に戦っていける位置までこぎつけた。あと４、５ポイントあれば残留は可能な数字だが、今の調子で勝ち点は積み上げていきたい。前節は確かにツキも味方してはくれたが、諦めず一丸となっているのが結果に表れている。サガンもセレッソには手を焼きそうだ。
一方のサガン鳥栖。上位３チームからは７ポイント離されてしまったが、今季のこの活躍を誰が予想していただろう。前節は、サンフレッチェに力の差を見せつけられた試合だったが、セレッソにはどう挑んでくるか。この試合、引き分け！！
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横浜Ｆマリノス vs. サンフレッチェ広島 （日産） – 広島、前進！
２位に勝ち点５差で首位を走る広島。これからは未経験の戦いが続く。首位の座を守るか否かはすべて自分たちの手にかかってくる。２位レッズも隙を狙って追走を続ける。
記録的な連続無敗試合を止められた後３連敗、ようやくアントラーズに勝ち、前節のアルディージャと引き分けたマリノス。小野ら期待選手が結果を出しきれない中、今節はマルキーニョスも出場停止。さて、マリノス定番の０-０試合を、今節、広島を相手に演じれるか。私は演じると思う。この試合、引き分け！（しかもスコアレス？）
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鹿島アントラーズ vs. ＦＣ東京 （鹿島） – 調子上向き、ＦＣ東京！
前節、好調ガンバと引き分けたアントラーズだが、降格圏まで勝ち点４差と後がない。絶対に負けられない試合だが、ここ５試合で唯一の勝ちゲームは、あの幸運なヴィッセル戦だけ。調子上向きのＦＣ東京にどう戦うか。
逆に東京はここ５戦を３勝し、最終的には上位６チームに食い込もうと虎視眈々。続出した負傷者も大方戻り、ブチチェビッチもチームに馴染んできた。ＦＣ東京の勝利！
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柏レイソル vs. 川崎フロンターレ （柏） – 柏、連敗をストップ！
ここ５試合でわずか１勝のレイソル、３位に勝ち点９差、ＡＣＬ出場権も遠ざかってきた。レアンドロドミンゲスの調子が出ない中、この不調から脱するのは難しそうだ。ただ、今節はこれまた不調に喘ぐ川崎が相手。降格圏内に落ち込みそうな位置だが、Ｊ１残留には少なくともあと４、５ポイントは積み上げたい。楽な試合はひとつもない。この試合、引き分け？！
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アルビレックス新潟 vs. ヴィッセル神戸 （東北電力） – 両者、相譲らず！
26試合でわずか17得点の新潟が、前節、名古屋を相手に５-０の勝利。降格争いのライバル、ガンバとアルディージャの尻に火をつけるような貴重な勝利だった。この試合の勝利はヴィッセル神戸をも窮地に落とし込むことになる。ホームの新潟が有利だが、ここが踏ん張りどころの神戸。残留と降格の境目は、今季は勝ち点40といったところ。絶対に負けられない試合だが、勝ちゲームを落としてしまうのが今季の神戸。互いに必死の両チーム、この試合も引き分けか。
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名古屋グランパス vs. 大宮アルディージャ （瑞穂） — 悪い流れを、名古屋、断ち切るか！
主砲ケネディ、腰の負傷が再発。この試合の出場は極めて微妙だ。５-０と大敗したガンバ戦の後、３連勝と復調の兆しを見せていた名古屋だが、首位広島に敗れ、前節は新潟にも完敗。闘莉王がまた切り札となってくれるかどうか。2013年のＡＣＬへの出場権獲得のためにも絶対に負けられない。
一方の大宮アルディージャ。ここ４試合を２勝２分、降格ラインからは頭を出している。ただ26試合でわずか２３の得点力不足は、すぐに解消する見込みはなさそうだ。低得点の引き分け試合に持ち込めればチャンスはあるが、この試合、勝つのは名古屋グランパス！
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ジュビロ磐田 vs. 清水エスパルス （エコパ） – Ｊ１順位表を、エスパルスが今日動かす！
前節、ベガルタ仙台を下し、ジュビロに勝ち点１差と肉薄したエスパルス。今節は、目の前の敵ジュビロを倒すべく闘志を燃やしている。残り６試合次第では上位３チームの一角にも食い込める勢いだ。ジュビロも静観はしないだろうが、清水の金賢聖が初得点を挙げて意気盛んな今、ジュビロにはキム・ボギョンの穴が大きい。静岡ダービー、ブルーの溜息が聞こえそうだ。清水エスパルスの勝利！
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ベガルタ仙台 vs. ガンバ大阪 （ユアテク） – ガンバ、また大量得点勝利？！
前節、エスパルスに敗れ、首位に勝ち点５差をつけられたベガルタ。ＧＫ林にも悪夢のような試合の連続だが、今日対するはガンバだ。レッズ戦、グランパス戦をそれぞれ５得点で圧勝、終盤になって調子を一気に上げてきたガンバを相手に、昨年、終盤でへたり失速したベガルタはどう手を打ってくるか。ガンバＤＦが赤嶺を抑えられるかどうか、この試合の見所である。
復帰後９試合で11得点のレアンドロ。先発出場した試合にはまだ負けていない。16位に低迷するガンバだが、チーム得点はトップの54点。レアンドロを筆頭に破壊力は抜群だ。だが、失点をゼロに抑えられないのも今季のガンバ。但し、上位チームにはアウェイで結果を残している。高得点試合になりそうこの期待、ガンバの勝利！
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浦和レッズ vs. コンサドーレ札幌 （埼玉） — 首位狙い、得点差アップのレッズ！
あと７試合を残し、来季のＪ２降格が決まった札幌。総得点20、総失点70、得失点差－50の数字が、この史上最速での降格決定のすべてを物語っている。対するは、これまた得点が37と攻撃力に不安を抱えながらも、リーグ制覇を狙える好位置にいるレッズとしては、この試合で単独２位に浮上したい。例えばレアンドロのような決定力のあるＣＦがいたなら、レッズがどれほどのチームになるか想像するだけでも凄い。逆に、コンサドーレにはこの試合に可能性はない。ひょっとしたら、降格が決まってしまった今、プレッシャーもなく思い切ったプレーができるのかもしれないが。前節は途中交代に怒った原口が、その憤りをゲームに集中して中盤からの供給に応えたい。この試合、浦和レッズの高得点勝利！
J1 Preview – Urawa Reds vs Consadole Sapporo at Saitama Stadium – Oct.6, Matchday 28
Team News
Urawa Reds – only the long-term injury of Naoki Yamada is affecting Reds this week.
Consadole Sapporo – FW Maeda is facing a fitness test, FW Tele is doubtful.
Head to Head – In J1 2008 home and away Reds won both games, and this season Reds won the away match – that’s all there is between these two teams!
Match Preview – Consadole Sapporo were mathematically relegated last weekend, with 7 games to go. 70 goals conceded, just 20 scored, and showing a goal difference of minus 50, this must be the game that Urawa Reds make the 2nd spot their own. With me expecting Vegalta Sendai to falter again against Gamba, Reds can rack up some goals today and pull back some of the 12 goals that separate their goal difference from Vegalta’s, ready to take 2nd and start putting pressure on Sanfrecce for the top spot. Despite scoring only 37 goals all season, and having that 5-0 home loss to Gamba to think about, Reds are still in position to make a grab for the title. Imagine if they’d had a decent all-out centre forward who could score goals this season (Leandro and Reds? What a combination that might have been!). There is no reason to look at the chances of Consadole in this game, unless we think that, now that they’ve been relegated the pressure is off?!! Didn’t think so? If Haraguchi can keep his mind on the game after being subbed very early last week, and the midfield boys provide the chances (and convert them) EXPECT a high-scoring WIN for URAWA REDS!
J1 Preview – Vegalta Sendai vs Gamba Osaka at Yurtec Stadium – Oct.6, Matchday 28
Team News
Vegalta Sendai – DF Kamata is suspended. MF Sekiguchi is very doubtful.
Gamba Osaka – Long term injuries GK Kimura, DFs Nakazawa, Eduardo and FW Kawanishi are all, no new injuries reported.
Head to Head – with Vegalta only returning to J1 in 2010 there have only been 5 meetings since then, 2 wins for Gamba, 1 for Vegalta and 2 draws. In the 2003 season each team won the away leg of their games!
Match Preview – Vegalta Sendai were beaten at S-Pulse last weekend and GK Hayashi had a nightmare, the confidence will be shot, the pressure is on to claw back the five point deficit at the top and who is visiting? Gamba Osaka, who hit five goals past Reds and Grampus away in recent games. Sendai do have the experience of falling from grace in the final weeks of the season (see 2011) so will that see them know what to avoid? A slow start, followed by a decent period after settling in, saw Wilson hit the net regularly, but he has stalled again now that other teams know what to expect and his failure to score puts it all on the shoulders of Akamine. If the porous Gamba defence can keep Akamine under wraps, the game is as good as theirs.
Gamba Osaka have not lost a game that Leandro has started in – since he arrived he has scored 11 goals in nine games – missing the 4-1 defeat to Sagan Tosu. If Leandro is fit and firing on all cylinders expect J1’s top-scoring team (54 goals, from 16th spot?!) to add a few more, but, as always we can’t expect a clean sheet for Gamba can we!? It looks tough on paper for Gamba, but they have performed better away from home against the top teams! EXPECT a high-scoring game and a WIN for GAMBA OSAKA!
J1 Preview – Jubilo Iwata vs Shimizu S-Pulse at Ecopa Stadium – Oct.6, Matchday 28
Team News
Jubilo Iwata – FW Kanazono is close to return, but not this week? GK Kawaguchi also back in training. MFs Matuoka and Baek are long term injuries.
Shimizu S-Pulse – Only FW Takagi is reporting injured and may be fit for the bench after a hamstring injury.
Head to Head – Very even in 22 meetings since 2003, with 9 wins for S-Pulse, 8 for Jubilo and 5 draws.
Match Preview – A strange one here, Ecopa Stadium chosen as the home venue – probably because Jubilo expect a big S-Pulse away following and can make more money at a bigger stadium, but Ecopa is more the home of S-Pulse in many people’s eyes! So, home advantage lost here, for Jubilo and, with S-Pulse seeing off Vegalta Sendai last week, and vaulting up to within a point of Jubilo, the “away” team will be all fired up for the win to help them move above their neighbours for the first time in months, and have them ready for a final six game tilt for the top 3. Excellent incentive for S-Pulse to win, of course, but also JUbilo will not want that to happen and will pull out all the stops to make sure it doesn’t. Nevertheless, with Kim finally among the goals last weekend, and Jubilo missing their influential Korean, Baek, the blue half of Shizuoka may well be disappointed at the end of the day!
With S-Pulse slowly weeding out some dead wood, as well as moving Shinji Ono on – with the blessing of the club – the team have plenty of leeway in looking for a new foreign signing to replace the departed Brosque, and plenty of youngsters chomping at the bit to join the revolution. A top 3 finish will buoy the team towards big things in 2013 – and an ACL place, of course – and a win here will push them closer to overhauling Vegalta Sendai for that spot. EXPECT a WIN for SHIMIZU S-PULSE!
J1 Preview – Nagoya Grampus vs Omiya Ardija at Mizuho Athletic Stadium – Oct.6, Matchday 28
Team News
Nagoya Grampus – Kennedy has a recurrence of his back injury and is very doubtful, MFs Nakamura and Isomura out injured, reserve GK Takagi out.
Omiya Ardija – MF/FW Slatan is suspended. DF Kataoka out injured.
Head to Head – In 17 meetings in J1 or the Nabisco Cup since 2005 Grampus have 9 wins to Ardija’s 4, and 4 games have ended in a draw.
Match Preview – Nagoya won three in-a-row after their 5-0 defeat by Gamba Osaka and looked to have turned the corner, then they lost to Sanfrecce (top team, fair enough) and, last week succumbed 5-0 to Albirex! With Kennedy probably out again, with a recurrence of his back injury, they will need to dig deep into the reserves of confidence to come back, but come back I think they can. It’s time for Tulio to be the hero again! Nothing less than a win will keep Grampus in with a hope of hitting the top 3 for an ACL 2013 spot.
Omiya Ardija are on a four game unbeaten run – two wins and two draws – that has pulled them out of the bottom three but, discounting a 5-0 win over Consdaole in that time, the team have scored only 23 goals in their other 26 games and do not look like improving on that tally any time soon. If they keep grinding out the low-scoring points they could be safe yet again, but I don’t fancy them today! EXPECT a WIN for NAGOYA GRAMPUS!
J1 Preview – Albirex Niigata vs Vissel Kobe at Tohoku Den Stadium – Oct.6, Matchday 28
Team News
Albirex Niigata – DF Ishikawa, MFs Nakamura and Uchida, FW Suzuki all reported out injured.
Vissel Kobe – FW Tashiro is still doubtful, DF Hayashi out for the season.
Head to Head – In 18 meetings since 2004 Vissel have won just 3, with 11 wins for Albirex and 4 draws. Vissel won their home tie this season, 1-0.
Match Preview – Albirex Niigata pulled off a 5-0 win over Nagoya Grampus last weekend, after scoring only 17 goals in their previous 26 games! It was a vital win that kept them in touch with Gamba Osaka and Omiya Ardija and a win here would take them to within a point of their opponents and really out Vissel Kobe in trouble. History favours the home side and Vissel must halt their slide of four defeats in-a-row or they will find themselves heading to J2. The fight for 40 points – the probably total for safety this season? – is well and truly underway and it is VITAL for Vissel KObe that they do not lose this. A win would be even better, but it’s tough for a team who are playing reasonably well but losing to get over that losing feeling. perhaps the best that they can hope for is a point? EXPECT a DRAW!
An oldie but goodie as Emerson says goodbye to Vissel fans!
J1 Preview – Kashiwa Reysol vs Kawasaki Frontale at Kashiwa Stadium – Oct.6, Matchday 28
Team News
Kashiwa Reysol – DF Masushima is suspended. MF Leandro Domingues is undergoing treatment and will need a fitness test.
Kawasaki Frontale – GK Nishibe, DF Morishita, MF Inamoto and FW Kobayashi all reporting as injured.
Head to Head – In 13 J1 or Nabisco Cup meetings since 2005 Frontale have 6 wins to Reysol’s 4, with 3 draws.
Match Preview – Kashiwa Reysol have won just one of their last five and now sit 9 points adrift of 3rd place, 14 off the top, and look to have blown their chances of even an ACL-qualifying finish this season. With Leandro Domingues doubtful, and the recent arrival of Brazilian forward Neto Baiano dividing fans (and the team?) they will find it hard to break out of their slump but, who better to do it against than a very average Kawasaki Frontale? A narrow win against bottom club Consadole and a fortunate win against FC Tokyo two games back mask the fact that this is a team in trouble. They are probably only one win from safety, perhaps only needed 5 or 6 points from their final 7 games to make sure of J1 status next season, but the can’t seem to relax. As I’ve noted before, coach Kazama’s tactics will be looked at very carefully come the end of the season and whether he will still have a job for 2013 remains to be seen. EXPECT a DULL DRAW here today!?
J1 Preview – Kashima Antlers vs FC Tokyo at Kashima Stadium – Oct.6, Matchday 28
Team News
Kashima Antlers – NO suspensions, the only injuries are Nakata and Yamamura – both long-term.
FC Tokyo – FW Hirayama is said to be ready to return, MF Kaga is out, DF Ota is doubtful, MFs Kawano and Otake, DF Hiramatsu are long term absentees.
Head to Head – Tokyo have not beaten Antlers since 2008 and just 3 times in total since 2003, with Antlers winning 10 and 4 games ending as a draw.
Match Preview – Kashima Antlers held Gamba Osaka to a draw away last time out but remain just 4 points away from the drop zone – in the shape of Gamba Osaka in 16th place – and will be desperate for a win here, at home against a slightly improving FC Tokyo. A loss for Antlers, especially with the form of those teams around them could spell trouble for the Kashima team but their only win in their last five was a fortunate three points against Vissel Kobe and they will be hard-pressed to pull out a win here against an FC Tokyo team that have won three of their last five and are looking to hit the top six, or even better, in the final games of the season. Some of the injuries that have affected the team are history and recent signing Vucicevic is settling in and getting among the goals – I think we should EXPECT an FC TOKYO WIN here!
J1 Preview – Yokohama F.Marinos vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Nissan Stadium – Oct.6, Matchday 28
Team News
Yokohama F.Marinos – DF Kurihara, MF Tomisawa, FW Marquinos are all suspended. No new injuries reported, MF Taniguchi is touch and go.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima – DF Moriwaki is suspended. No injuries reported.
Head to Head – 16 meetings since 2004, with Marinos winning 8, Sanfrecce 5 and 3 draws.
Match Preview – Sanfrecce have won their last three as Sendai have faltered and now enjoy a five point lead at the top. This is often the time that a J1 team bottles it – it happens over and over, the team at the top, fail to extend their lead. Let’s see what Sanfrecce can do – they have little experience of holding on to the top spot, but their fate is in their own hands and nothing less than a win is what they will want. Urawa Reds will be looking for any hiccup to take advantage and close in. The influential Moriwaki is suspended and will be missed, not least in the goal celebrations! Hiroshima won 4-1 last week against Tosu, although they scored from a doubtful PK and then a shot that saw deflections galore – of course, they deserved the win, but the luck is going their way too. Will it continue?
Since their long unbeaten run Yokohama F.Marinos have lost three-in-a-row before they beat Antlers, and then drew with Ardija last week to arrest that slide. The likes of Ono are not coming up with the goals, and Marquinos is suspended, can they hold off a rampant Sanfrecce for another 0-0 draw? I think so – EXPECT a (scoreless?) DRAW!
