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**Shimizu host Nagasaki in a Cup clash where form tips toward the home side** — S-Pulse have been sharper in recent weeks, though the visitors always bring chaos to these knockout ties. 🔥
Shimizu sit on 2W-1D from their last three, including back-to-back home wins. Nagasaki are more erratic (1W-2D-2L) but showed bite with a 2-0 thrashing of Nagoya, so they're not rolling over.
Key storylines:
- **S-Pulse's home record** has them unbeaten in this run; they'll lean on that advantage against a traveling Nagasaki side
- **Nagasaki's defensive shifts** between solidity and collapses — they need to weather Shimizu's opening intensity
- **Cup momentum** favors the J-League's upper tier, and Shimizu should control possession with **Shimamoto** and **Park** orchestrating midfield
Expected lineups:
- **Shimizu S-Pulse**: T. Umeda, Y. Yoshida, M. Brunetti, H. Sugai, S. Park, Y. Shimamoto, M. Yumiba, Capixaba, R. Germain, K. Matsuzaki
- **V-Varen Nagasaki**: G. Masaaki, Y. Shunya, S. Ryosuke, Y. Egawa, O. Hijiri, A. Ikki, Y. Hotaru, R. Yamada, T. Santana, N. Campbell
Prediction:
**Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki** — home advantage and recent form give the hosts a slight edge in a tight cup tie.
Our calls before kick-off, and how they went.
A confidence, not a tip. We do not claim these beat the bookmakers' price — the odds are short precisely because the outcome is likely.
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