Japanese football's 2nd league is continuing and will have 2 games on Wednesday. One of the games is going to be between Shimizu and Kusatsu. After 5 games played, Shimizu has 5 draws, 3 goals scored, 3 conceded and 16th place in the standings while Kusatsu has 1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses, 4 goals scored, 6 conceded and 19th place. In this game, I'm predicting that Shimizu is going to win.

Last season wasn't the best for Shimizu as they got relegated from the Japanese top division. The start of this season has been very interesting for Shimizu as they have drawn all 5 games. One win at home Shimizu has as the team beat Kawasaki Frontale in the cup game (3:2), and this team plays in the 1st division! Shimizu was dominating the home game against Oita Trinita where they had 55% ball control, they had 21 shots of which 5 were on target while opponents didn't have any shots on goal. Per xG, Shimizu is expected to score 2.11 goals at home this season (2nd best) and concede 1.26.

Kusatsu has a win, draw and loss in the last 3 games but they have performed much better at home than on the road. Away from home, the team has 1 draw and 1 loss, a total of 2 goals scored and 4 conceded. Last season the team struggled very much because they were in 20th place which is the last spot to avoid relegation. On the road, Kusatsu had only 6 wins and 3 draws in 21 games. Interesting that in the last 3 seasons, Kusatsu hasn't been higher than 18 in the standings. This season per xG, the team is expected to score 1.23 goals on the road and concede 1.88 (4th worst).

Shimizu has the potential to be one of the best teams this season. Per Transfermarkt, the team's overall value is around 13 million which is the best among all teams while Kusatsu's value is around 5.15 million which is the 4th lowest. Already from the xG, we can see which team is a favorite in this game. Sides haven't met very often in history but played against each other 2 times in 2016, and Shimizu dominated both games by winning 8:0 and 4:0. I'm confident that Shmizu will be very motivated to earn the 1st win of the season and you can't imagine a better opponent than this.

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日本足球第二届联赛仍在继续，周三将进行两场比赛。其中一场比赛将在清水和草津之间进行。经过5场比赛，清水队5平3球丢3球，排名第16位，而草津队1胜2平2负，进4球丢6球，排名第19位。在这场比赛中，我预测清水会赢。

上个赛季对于清水来说并不是最好的，因为他们从日本顶级联赛降级了。本赛季的开始对于清水来说非常有趣，因为他们5场比赛都打平了。清水在主场赢得了一场胜利，因为球队在杯赛中击败了川崎前锋(3:2)，这支球队参加了甲级联赛!清水在主场对阵大分Trinita的比赛中占据主导地位，他们有55%的控球率，他们有21次射门，其中5次正射，而对手没有一次射门。根据xG的数据，清水本赛季在主场打进2.11球(第二好)，丢1.26球。

草津在最近3场比赛中取得了一胜一平一负的成绩，但他们在主场的表现比在客场要好得多。客场，球队1平1负，共进2球失4球。上赛季球队非常挣扎，因为他们排在第20位，这是最后一个保级名额。在客场，草津在21场比赛中仅取得6胜3平的战绩。有趣的是，在过去的三个赛季里，草津的排名从来没有超过过18。本赛季，按照xG计算，球队在客场的进球数为1.23球，失球数为1.88球(排名第四)。

清水队有潜力成为本赛季最好的球队之一。根据Transfermarkt的数据，这支球队的总价值约为1300万美元，是所有球队中最好的，而草津的价值约为515万美元，是所有球队中排名第四的。已经从xG中，我们可以看到在这个游戏中哪支队伍是最受欢迎的。双方在历史上并不经常交锋，但在2016年有过2次交锋，清水以8:0和4:0的比分统治了两场比赛。我相信石足会很有动力去赢得本赛季的第一场胜利，你无法想象比他更好的对手了。