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GW3 - J1 League Preview - FINAL
Full schedule of games coming up this wkend! There are 5 games on Saturday with the remaining 5 on Sunday.Fixtures9teams (Gamba, YFM, Shonan, Kyoto, Kashima, Hiroshima, Kashiwa, Sapporo, Kobe) also played midweek in the Emperors Cup. These teams will have less news available/more risk of rotation depending on who played on Wednesday.This is particularly pertinent given that general heat warnings are in place across Japan as currently going through a heat wave!J1 TableNakayama had a dream debut, ...
GW 3 J1 League Preview - Draft
Full schedule of games coming up this wkend! There are 5 games on Saturday with the remaining 5 on Sunday.Apologies - I have just returned to Japan after a 24hr+ journey and am feeling it! Will post the predicted lineups early morning Japan time (12hrs before the deadline). This preview gives some key info on player condition and known info about players. Lots will drop tomorrow from press conferences and training notes.Also, as I have now returned from my holidays, from next week, I will be pos...
GW 1 J1 League Preview - Final
UpdatesSO5 AnalysisBest xG- Kawasaki (1.95xG), Machida (1.75 xG)Best Clean sheet odds-Machida (47%), Hiroshima (43%)Best Stack- Machida, HiroshimaKawasaki vs YFM is expected to be an open game. Both play attacking football with shaky defenses. I agree and dont expect clean sheets for either side tbhMachida have decent but have been struggling in front on goal recently. They have scored just 2 goals in their last 4 games which is a concern.Hiroshima are the form team and look decent to stack in t...
GW 1 J1 League Preview - Draft
We have 9 games for this wkend GW!Game are all on Saturday which means we will get plenty of team news tomorrow (Friday)A typhoon is due to hit the Tokyo area on Friday which could impact the following games:Kashima vs UrawaMachida vs IwataFC Tokyo vs Tokyo VKawasaki vs YFMShonan vs KashiwaMy feeling is we should be ok but always hard to know with these things. Again, I will monitor and give the latest info before the deadlineFixturesJ1 TableMore surprises at the top of the table with both Machi...
GW 501 J1 League Preview
Small GW in general with only 1 J league which involves the bottom 2 clubs. The game is a pesky Friday night game just before the GW ends and as such, very limited team news availableFixturesThe rest of the J league fixtures will happen at the wkend and be part of GW503Predicted LineupsImportant to note the %s used here. If no %, it means I see them as a starter and no known risks. For sorare, its about there scorer potential so check out KEY PLAYERSeven subs have a way :)When 75% or below - the...
GW 500 J1 League Preview - FINAL
Game are coming thick and fast! After yesterdays matches we have a full schedule of J league games coming up this wkend...and hopefully no more pesky stormsFixturesMatches are spread out over the weekend with the vast majority coming up on Sunday. There is some general rotation risk with 2 games in quick succession especially given the extremely humid conditions teams are playing in.Teams will get a week break after this game so that reduces the risk somewhat.J1 TableKashima got a comprehensive ...
GW 500 J1 League Preview - Draft
Game are coming thick and fast! After yesterdays matches we have a full schedule of J league games coming up this wkend...and hopefully no more pesky stormsAs games were just last night, limited team news available. Full predicted lineups will be posted tomorrow morning.This post goes through a general preview of the GW and some SO5 analysisFixturesMatches are spread out over the weekend with the vast majority coming up on Sunday. There is some general rotation risk with 2 games in quick success...
GW 499 J1 League Preview - Final
UpdatesSO5 analysis addedJunker is back in training for Nagoya and could even make squad for tomorrows gameLopes is in full training and likely starts. Nagato is still out. No info on the CBs, Eduardo + Kamijima favs but Hatanaka also in contentionAmano vs Nishimura hard to call. Amano fav based on form. Kashiwa manager has said he will decide last min on whether to start Hosoya and Sekine after there Olympics exploitsFor Tokyo Verdy - Morita is "not in perfect condition" and unlikely st...
GW 499 J1 League Preview - Draft
J League is back!!After the summer break we have a full schedule of midweek games.Also a very small gamweek and the J league boys have favourable chances to get into the prize mix. With a lot of contender leagues starting up again, the prize pools are much better, making classic also decent optionNote - Final copy will be sent tomorrow morning (GMT) as I expect some info to drop before deadlineFixturesJ1 TableLots of surprise results last GW. Machida and Gamba both lost meaning that there were n...
GW 494 J1 League Preview - Final
Full schedule of J League action coming up this weekend!FixturesJ1 TableMachida kept their 5 point lead at the top with another win against local rivals Tokyo Verdy. Gamba kept up the pressure with a 2-0 win away at Sagan Tosu with Kobe and Antlers dropping back after disappointing displays.Sapporo grabbed their first point in 9 games with a 1-1 draw against Kobe. Will be disappointed not to grab the win with a much improved performance. They are 12 points from safety and face a near impossible ...
GW492 Update
A couple of quick updates:Linsen, Maeda out for Urawa. Increases Santantas chances to start increased. Sekine like RB imoPopp is likely out but limited info out from YFM camp atmKato confirmed out
GW 492 J1 League Preview - FINAL
Full schedule of J League action coming up this weekend! The deadline for the upcoming GW is today at 3pm CET.FixturesJ1 TableMachida kept their 5 point lead at the top with another win against struggling Nagoya who are on a 4 game losing streak. Kashima, Gamba and Vissel all got impressive wins.Sapporo nightmare season continued with their 8th loss in row. They are now 12 points away from safety! Shonan, Kyoto and Sagan all got wins. Kawasaki got a draw and are now just 3 points above the drop....
GW 492 J1 League Preview - DRAFT
The deadline for the upcoming GW is tomorrow at 3pm CET. I will post the predicted lineups in the morning. This post goes through some team news, injuries and suspensionsFixturesJ1 TableMachida kept their 5 point lead at the top with another win against struggling Nagoya who are on a 4 game losing streak. Kashima, Gamba and Vissel all got impressive wins.Sapporo nightmare season continued with their 8th loss in row. They are now 12 points away from safety! Shonan, Kyoto and Sagan all got wins. K...
GW 490 J1 League Preview - FINAL
The deadline for the upcoming GW is today at 3pm CETTheres a full schedule ahead and fixture congestion has calmed down:Also note that theres full schedule in the K league including 4 teams with a double game week.J1 TableMachida stretched their lead at the top of the table to 5 points after a big win against third placed Gamba. Kashima lost their first game in 11 to Kobe who are now just 1 point behind.Sapporo nightmare season continued with their 7th loss in row. They are now 9 points away fro...
GW 490 J1 League and Japan Olympics Squad
The deadline for the upcoming GW is tomorrow at 3pm CETI will post the preview including lineups tomorrow early morning. Theres a full schedule ahead and fixture congestion has calmed down:Main PointsRiku Handa (Gamba) ,Suzuki (Machida) and Kennedy (Nagoya) are suspended this GWSano, Scholz and Sakai are all in transfer talks and unavailable to play.Ienaga (Kawasaki) is fine and seen in trainingKojima (Niigata) seen in light training. Still too early to know if will be fit for wkend.YFM vs Sagan...
GW 489 J1 League Preview
IntroThe GW deadline is today at 3pm CET! Sorareschedule has temporarily changed to align with the Euro 2024 tournament that is ongoing.The upcoming game week is GW5 and it includes 7 J1 league games tomorrow AND a midweek game between Sagan Tosu and YFMSagan will have a double game week with the top scorers for players over both games being scored.J1 TableNot much change at the top. The top 4 played each other and both game ended 0-0! Dull stuff but to be expected at this stage of the season.Sa...
GW 488 J1 League Preview - FINAL
IntroAs 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 GW4 on the above and its deadline is today. at 3pm CET.It only involves the 3 J1 games on SaturdayYFM play again next Wednesday and are party of GW5. They should rotate back.J1 TableNot much change at the top. The top 4 played each other and both game ended 0-0! Dull stuff but to be expected at this stage of the season.Sapporo...
GW 487 J1 League Preview -
IntroWe have some midweek action in the J league!Reminder that the GW schedule has changed, so the deadline is Sunday at 3pm CET.Full schedule is below:We had games yesterday and the YFM vs Sapporo game is on now so need to keep an eye on that.All teams will be playing 3 games inside 7-8 days so there is increased general rotation risk. This will vary by team and opposition. Will be hard to predict though ill give my take on the situation.I will give general info we have eg suspensions and injur...
GW Update
Nagato was injured in the YFM game, he went off crying so - maybe he knows its a bad oneMitisuta sent off for Hiroshima and misses the next game. Sasaki back in def so Shiotani into mid likely.Thuler (Kobe) seen in training and running fine. Assume can start.Suga (Sapporo) joined training and in contention to play.GL!
GW 486 J1 League Preview - FINAL
IntroAs 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 H...
GW 486 J1 League Preview
IntroAs 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 ...
GW 485 J1 League Preview - Final
IntroRejoice, the international break is over! J league is back with a full schedule ahead.The GW schedule is also changing a little to align with the Euros/Copa America so YFM and Hiroshima both a double GW as there game on Wednesday also counts for GW485League TableMachida surprisingly lost to Niigata and were joined by the leagues form team, Kashima Antlers at the top of the table. Gambas excellent season continued with a narrow win over Shonan to get them up to the dizzy heights of third.Kob...
GW483 - Japan vs Syria Preview
IntroAs kinda expected, the Japan vs Myanmar game was very hard to predict and saw loads of rotation.Next GW Japan play Syria and it will be equally hard to predict. The game isnt til Tuesday so there is no news from training whatsoever as they just played last night and are flying today.Group SituationJapan have won all 5 games easily so far with 5 clean sheets too. This is the last game of this stage.Predicted LineupBeat Myanmar 5-0 with a heavily rotated experimental/sidePlayed 3 at the back....
GW482 - Myanmar vs Japan Preview - Final
IntroJapan take on Myanmar this GW in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday.Will be a hard lineup to predict as Japan have already qualified for the next round and can experimentGroup SituationJapan have won all 4 games easily so far with 4 clean sheets too. They have two games left which are tomorrows and also vs Syria next Tuesday.Predicted LineupAs they have already qualified, the suggestion is these two games will bring some experimentation with both players and formation used in game.There has ...
GW482 - Myanmar vs Japan Preview - DRAFT
Hope all is well!A quick msg about this GWs international involving Japan trip to play Myanmar on Thursday.At the moment we only have basic info available. Players were training in Japan today:Everybody from the squad was involved in todays training except Nagatomo who had muscle issues.Manager has said he will play strong but that felt like a generic comment tbh.Japan will be huge favorites for this game and already beat Myanmar at home 5-0.Below is my initial predicted X11 which is mainly base...
GW 481 J1 League Preview - Final
IntroWe have 9 J1 league games coming up this weekend!Note that Sagan Tosu and FC Tokyo play tonight so arent part of GW481.This is also the last games before an international break where Japan will be playing twice. There are still 20 rounds of the J1 league to go so I find that these breaks can give good buying opportunities on targeted guys.League TableMachida continued their great season with a last minute win away to Urawa. Antlers kept up the pressure with a 3-0 away win. Kobe have dropped...
GW 481 J1 League Preview - Draft
IntroWe have 9 J1 league games coming up this weekend!Note that Sagan Tosu and FC Tokyo play tomorrow night so arent part of GW481.This is also the last games before an international break where Japan will be playing twice. There are still 20 rounds of the J1 league to go so I find that these breaks can give good buying opportunities on targeted guys. Some family stuff has come up so I am unable to send the draft predicted lineups today. Will send the full lineups tomorrow morningLeague TableMac...
GW 480 J1 League Preview- Final
IntroWe have a couple of J1 league games coming up this midweek GW!YFM are wanting to bounce back from ACL disappointment tomorrow night. Also have a pesky Friday night just before the deadlineFixturesThe below are the fixtures coming up this GW:Main PointsYFM lost in the ACL final on Saturday and only flew back from the UAE on Sunday night. Rotation is expected as the final was v draining. Hatanaka also went off with an injury.Popp got sent off. He will not be suspended in the J1 league.Kashiwa...
GW 480 J1 League Preview- Draft
IntroWe have a couple of J1 league games coming up this midweek GW! I will do the predicted lineups tomorrow as not much news out yet. Its a decent GW to target, esp in-season as theres only a few games in Contender region.FixturesThe below are the fixtures coming up this GW:Main PointsYFM lost in the ACL final on Saturday and only flew back from the UAE on Sunday night. Rotation is expected as the final was v draining. Hatanaka also went off with an injury.Popp got sent off. He will not be susp...
GW 479 J1 League Predicted Lineups - FINAL
IntroWe have 9 J1 league games plus the second leg of the ACL Final to get our teeth into this weekend!Its also the last GW in the J league special! League TableMachida stretched their lead at the top after a 5-0 demolition of Verdy. Kashima Antlers sneaked out a 1-0 win against Kobe thanks to a late goal from Nono. Gamba and Nagoya jumped up places after respective wins.Hiroshima and Cerezo ended their recent poor form with away wins. Hiroshima rotated and were far too strong for a woeful Kyoto...



























