Roasso Kumamoto welcomes Oita Trinita at the Egao Kenko Stadium. The hosts from the South of Japan meet another side from the island of Kyushu, in an ambitious attempt to enter the J2 League's top six. Kumamoto has simply been phenomenal since the club's promotion to the second division, after winning the third tier in 2021. The hosts aim for second consecutive promotion, but this time to the top flight of Japanese football. Coached by a good manager Takeshi Oki, this team continues to play well, finding itself on an eight-game unbeaten streak in the league. The hosts come from a 3-2 loss to Sagan Tosu in the Cup, but are confident after a great performance vs. a top division side. Meanwhile, Oita still fails to get onto its feet after suffering relegation from the J1 League in 2021, and is currently sitting in twelfth place here. Winless in the last three, Takahiro Shimotaira's men arrive at this duel in poor form, and could drop points once again.

Kumamoto is amazingly away from home this year, but has performed worse on the home field. However, Roasso started to improve on this ground, with the club's previous three home matches all ending in a tie. The last one was against Mito, resulting in a goalless draw. Coming to this meeting, the hosts are without Yuto Taniyama, Thales Paula, and Leonardo Carlos, while the visitors miss Ryosuke Tone, Matheus Pereira, and Kento Haneda. Oita's last visit was against G-Osaka in the Cup, where the guests lost 3-1. Trinita won just one of the previous five away games, barely defeating Kusatsu at the end of May with a 1-0 result.

I expect the guest to either win or draw here, but I cannot see the away side taking the three points to the home. Good luck!

熊本深红在 Egao Kenko 体育场迎战大分三神。来自日本南部的东道主与来自九州岛的另一方相遇，雄心勃勃地尝试进入 J2 联赛的前六名。自从俱乐部在 2021 年赢得第三级联赛之后，熊本队在升入乙级联赛后表现出色。东道主的目标是连续第二次晋级，但这次是日本足球的顶级联赛。在一位优秀的经理 Takeshi Oki 的执教下，这支球队继续发挥出色，发现自己在联赛中保持了八场不败。主队在杯赛中以 3-2 输给 Sagan Tosu，但在对阵顶级联赛球队的出色表现后充满信心。与此同时，大分在2021年从J1联赛降级后仍然未能站稳脚跟，目前排在第十二位。在最后三场比赛中没有获胜，Takahiro Shimotaira 的队员在这场对决中表现不佳，可能会再次丢分。

熊本惊人地远离今年主场，但在主场表现更差。然而，罗阿索开始在这方面有所进步，俱乐部之前的三场主场比赛都以平局收场。最后一场对阵水户，双方互交白卷。来到这次会议，主持人没有谷山裕人、泰利斯保拉和莱昂纳多卡洛斯，而参观者则错过了 Ryosuke Tone、Matheus Pereira 和 Kento Haneda。大分的最后一次访问是在杯赛中对阵G-Osaka，客队以3-1输掉了比赛。 Trinita 在之前的五场客场比赛中只赢了一场，在 5 月底以 1-0 的比分勉强击败了草津。

我预测主队不败，但我不认为大分将会将得到三分。祝好运！

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The previous duel between Incheon and Seoul resulted in a 1-1 draw on Incheon's ground. This time, Seoul will host Incheon, for the eighteenth round of the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. The hosts find themselves in seventh place, and they have high hopes of finishing in the top six. On the other side, Incheon is having a great season, currently fourth on the ladder, but could end up losing the top four if they continue to play poorly. Incheon United lost its last two visits, and is without a win in the last four. Seoul comes from a 1-2 loss against the best team in the league, Ulsan Hyundai, ending a three-game unbeaten run. A 2-1 away loss vs. Jeju cost Incheon the third spot, and there is no doubt the guests will be the underdogs in the upcoming meeting.

FC Seoul managed by An Ik-soo needs a win to enter the top six, which puts them in the Championship zone of the K League 1. The visitors do not need the victory as much as the hosts do, and will go to this clash at a slower pace. Offensively, Seoul is led by Sang-Ho Na, the South Korean international, who has scored five goals and assisted three, while playing as a midfielder. Young-Wook Cho is also starting to improve in form, scoring the only goal of the game in Seoul's 1-0 victory vs. Suwon. On the flip side, Incheon is led by Stefan Mugosa, who is the league's top scorer with fourteen goals in just seventeen league appearances this year. He continues to be the main man for the guests in 2022, not involved in only eight of the club's twenty-two scored goals.

Seoul is ambitious about a win, and will go to this meeting with full strength. I anticipate them to take the three points. Good luck!

上一场仁川与首尔的对决以1-1战平仁川。这一次，首尔将主场迎战韩国足球顶级联赛K联赛第18轮的仁川。主队目前排在第七位，他们对进入前六名寄予厚望。另一方面，仁川有一个伟大的赛季，目前在天梯上排名第四，但如果他们继续表现不佳，最终可能会失去前四名。仁川联队在过去的两场比赛中输掉了比赛，并且在过去的四场比赛中都没有获胜。首尔队以 1-2 负于联赛中最好的球队蔚山现代，结束了三场不败的战绩。客场1-2负于济州，仁川屈居第三，毫无疑问，在即将到来的比赛中，客人们将成为弱者。

安益秀执教的首尔FC需要一场胜利才能进入前六名，这让他们进入了K联赛1的冠军区。客队不像主队那样需要胜利，他们会去这个以较慢的速度发生冲突。在进攻端，首尔队由韩国国脚 Sang-Ho Na 领衔，他打进了 5 球并助攻了 3 球，同时担任中场球员。 Young-Wook Cho的状态也开始好转，在首尔1-0战胜水原的比赛中打进了全场唯一进球。另一方面，仁川由斯特凡·穆戈萨领衔，他是联赛最佳射手，今年仅出场 17 次，打进 14 球。他仍然是 2022 年客队的主要人物，在俱乐部的 22 个进球中，他只参与了其中的 8 个。

首尔雄心勃勃，将全力以赴参加这场比赛。我预计他们会拿下三分。祝好运！