Shonan Bellmare vs Tokyo prediction, preview, team news, H2H | J1 League 2022

Shonan Bellmare face Tokyo at Lemon Gas Stadium in the J1 League on Saturday, with the two sides having contrasting seasons so far.

Shonan Bellmare are currently 17th in the league, two points away from safety. Satoshi Yamaguchi’s side have been in poor form of late, having lost three of their last five matches. They will be hoping to turn things around with a win against Tokyo on Saturday.

Tokyo, on the other hand, is currently 6th in the league, five points adrift of third. Albert Puig’s side have been in strong form recently and are unbeaten in their last five matches, winning their last three in a row. They will look to continue their momentum with a win against Shonan Bellmare on Saturday.

Both sides want to win the game for different reasons and it will be an interesting match.

Head-to-Head Shonan Bellmare vs Tokyo

Tokyo has slightly outperformed the recent head-to-head record between the two sides, having won three of their last five encounters, with Shonan Bellmare winning the other two.

Shonan Belamare came out 2-1 winners the last time the two sides met in April. Goals from Masaki Ikeda and Shuto Machino were enough to secure victory on the night, with Ryoya Ogawa the goalscorer for Tokyo.

Shonan Bellmare Form Guide: LLWLW

Tokyo Form Guide: WWWDD

Shonan Bellmare vs Tokyo Team News

Shonan Bellmare

Shonan Bellmare has no fresh injury concerns following their 4-1 loss against Cerezo Osaka last time out.

Wounded: There isn’t any

Doubtful: There isn’t any

Depends: There isn’t any

Tokyo

Tokyo escaped unscathed from their 3-1 win against Kashima Antlers last time out. Akihiro Hayashi is still unable to play due to injury.

Wounded: Akihiro Hayashi

Doubtful: There isn’t any

Depends: There isn’t any

Shonan Bellmare vs Tokyo XI Prediction

Shonan Belamare Prediction XI (3-1-4-2): Kosei Tani; Daiki Sugioka, Chef Tachi, Kazuki Oiwa; Takuji Yonemoto; Hirokazu Ishihara, Tarik Elyounoussi, Masaki Ikeda, Taiga Hata; Yuki Ohashi, Shuto Machino

Tokyo XI Prediction (4-3-3): Jakub Slowik; Ryoya Ogawa, Masato Morishige, Yasuki Kimoto, Yuto Nagatomo; Takuya Aoki, Kuryu Matsuki, Shuto Abe; Adailton, Ryoma Watanabe, Diego Oliveira

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Shonan Bellmare vs Tokyo Prediction

It’s to see Shonan Bellmare take something from this game, given the difference in form and quality between the two sides.

We predict Tokyo will win the game comfortably.

Prediction: Shonan Bellmare 0-2 Tokyo