Japan prediction: Urawa

Urawa's Attacking Volume: Urawa Reds averages 5.5 corners per match, which clears the line comfortably. Under their manager, they've emphasized using width and pushing their fullbacks high, a style of play that inherently generates deflections and baseline clearances. ​Machida's Fatigue Factor: Machida Zelvia enters this fixture dealing with heavy legs. Having recently come off a draining Champions League campaign, they are showing signs of defensive fatigue (evidenced by conceding a late equalizer to Kawasaki Frontale recently). A tired defense tends to sit a bit deeper and resort to low risk clearances over the baseline rather than trying to play out from the back.