Both teams had a tough fight to gain possession in the previous round, and they both had periods of good build-up, but also periods of scrappy play where they had to go back to basics to try and overcome their opponents.
Fukushima relied heavily on the midfield paring of Akira Ando and Takuto Hashimoto. It will be tough for them maintain as much possession against Nagano as they enjoyed last week against Sagamihara. However they may be able to turn the tables on Nagano if they can dominate possession. If Fukushima stick to the same game plan, Nagano will have some idea of how to create some problems. But Fukushima's solid defense should be able to limit Nagano's chances.
Nagano will be desperately playing for all 3 points. Kanazawa are slowly climbing away from them at the top of the table, and Machida are shadowing right behind them in 3rd. The pressure is building as the clock counts down to the end of the season, but the sense of danger may be just what Nagano need to get results. In their game against Fujieda in the previous round they were unable to control the pace as Fujieda controlled the shape of the game. It wasn't until they went two goals down that their attack came to life to claw back a draw. They have a lot of potential, but will they bring it for a much need win in this round?
Source: http://match.j3league.jp/match/2014/110902_1.html
