Japanese occupation B: Kumamoto Crimson vs Nagasaki Success Maru
At 12:00 noon Beijing time on March 21, 2022, the fifth round of Japanese professional B, Kumamoto Crimson will face Nagasaki Success Maru at home. Kumamoto Crimson has been in the Japanese professional C for 4 seasons, this season finally returned to the Japanese professional B, after 4 rounds of league fighting, the team achieved 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, ranked 5th in the league with 5 points, and the overall performance was decent. From the data point of view, Kumamoto Crimson scored 5 goals in 4 rounds of the league, conceded 7 goals, offensive and defensive performance is not ideal, although the average goal per game is more than 1, in the Japanese professional B is still reasonable, but the average goal conceded rate per game is nearly 2 goals, which shows that the ability of the back line is still somewhat "rough".
Kumamoto Crimson has been on the road in two consecutive rounds of matches recently, first 2-1 victory over Omiya Squirrels, the team won the first victory of the season, and then the last round against Tokushima Whirlpool, the possession rate was 45%, 10 shots were 5 shots on target, in the case of falling behind, with the goals of Toshi Ito and Takahashi Toshiki 2, temporarily reversed the situation on the field, but the good times did not last long before the opponent scored again, and finally the two sides shook hands and made peace 2-2. It is worth noting that Kumamoto Crimson has not yet won the home victory this season, and its home field ranks first from the bottom of the league.
Nagasaki Success Maru has had good results in recent seasons, but unfortunately, although the team ranks high, it has not been able to rush into the Japanese Professional League. After 4 rounds of league this season, it has achieved a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, and temporarily ranks 18th in the league with 4 points. From the data point of view, Nagasaki Success Maru scored 6 goals in the 4 rounds of the league, conceded 5 goals, averaged 1.5 goals per game, the offensive end performed well, but the defensive end conceded more than 1 goal, it was slightly insufficient.
Nagasaki Success Maru did not win the first three rounds of the season, until the last round of the league home match against Oita Sanshin, the team was able to return to the winning track, in this game, Nagasaki Success Maru in the lead of the score behind, with Cristiano's two goals, Ediga and Ooi Yu 2 people scored, and finally reversed the opponent 4-1. The team has only one away record this season, and that is a 0-1 loss to Yokohama FC.
In terms of past matches between the two teams, the most recent match also dates back to October 2017, and the data reference value is not high. In terms of recent situation, Kumamoto Crimson as a promotion team is not ideal from the perspective of offensive and defensive performance; while Nagasaki Success Maru has poor results in the new season, but the strength of the team is still in the upper position in the Japanese professional B. Judging from the current attitude of all parties, the performance is decent, combined with the current state of the two sides, the Nagasaki Success Pill is still expected to take the points home.