Oita and Hachinohe will test each other's first pass and ability to collect the next ball. Miyazaki and Tochigi present a related contest, with forward pressure meeting a side that wants to build and deliver from wide areas. The useful distinction in both matches is whether an initial forward reception brings supporting players into the attack.
Oita have Leiria connecting with Verhon and Arima, plus wide outlets to move the pressure. Hachinohe recently struggled to reach Yamagata after its build-up gained an extra player, then lost second balls. Oita's restart route gives them another way to create without needing every passing move to succeed.
The old injury cases were already missing from the previous squads; Hayashida, Nishimura and the principal attacking receivers played that match. Their participation is the continuity baseline, rather than a promise of full-match fitness. Hachinohe also have a long travelling turnaround, which adds to the demands of repeating the press. I expect Oita to find useful spells through their receivers and second-phase attacks. That's why I'm siding with Oita Trinita, with a level finish returning that part of the selection.
Miyazaki's pressure has a clear forward connection: Matsumoto Ken holds the ball, Okumura joins underneath and Murakoshi attacks the space. Tochigi's latest match exposed problems retaining contested forward balls and defending the following action, even with a full team on the field. Their Nishiya-to-Vasquez crossing route makes the tracking behind Miyazaki's press part of the same contest.
No fresh absence is required for this view. Yamauchi and the target-and-support group started the previous match, and the official preview projects Yamauchi's continued involvement. I expect Miyazaki's initial pressure and connected forward play to make Tochigi defend successive actions, with changes helping renew that supply later. That's why I'm siding with Tegevajaro Miyazaki to win.
