Tosu's high press can create home attacks and leave space for Kawasaki to break into. Both cup groups have already scored through more than one kind of finish. Persib and Melbourne Victory also meet around the first pass beyond pressure. The visitors' changed defensive unit and the home side's central supply will decide whose first box entry becomes a clean shot.
Tosu's cup group broke through on the right and then scored from a second-phase midfield shot against Fukuoka. Kawasaki's cup group answered Iwata through dead balls, midfield shooting and a wide delivery, and Tosu recently conceded twice from crosses at Niigata. Yoshida and Hyon both played for Tosu in the last game despite earlier doubt flags; Kawasaki's Lacerda left its last game injured, but its cup finishes did not depend on him. The press and the space behind it should generate distinct scoring turns. That's why I'm siding with more goals in Tosu versus Kawasaki.
Haye and Klok can find Peralta and Berguinho against Victory's reshuffled fullback lanes. Victory's Valadon-to-Nduka route remains, but the club's travelling squad excludes May and both fullbacks who started the derby. Persib goalkeeper Teja was reported absent after starting the Viettel match; his participation in the latest domestic game cannot be verified. Persib's midfield can keep finding the first wide entry while Victory remakes its first defensive exit. That's why I'm siding with Persib Bandung.
