MARUGAME, Japan (Interstat) — Kamatamare will host Tochigi SC on Sunday in a J3 League match, with both clubs seeking to steady their seasons across all competitions.

Tochigi SC enters with a 2-4-3 record. Kamatamare is 1-6-1. Tochigi SC’s most recent result was a 2-1 home loss to Yamaga, while Kamatamare dropped a 4-3 home decision to Gifu last time out. In that Kamatamare defeat, Ryoma Sano played 90 minutes and scored, Rei Yonezawa added a goal in 65 minutes and Shin Miyazaki played the full match.

Sano is Kamatamare’s player to watch. He also played 58 minutes at Ehime and 90 minutes at Ryukyu in recent appearances. His ability to connect play and finish chances will be central to Kamatamare’s hopes of breaking down a Tochigi SC side that has shown mixed form.

Tochigi SC will look to Yasutaka Yanagi for stability and production. Yanagi logged 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Matsumoto. He is expected to be involved from the start as Tochigi SC tries to manage Kamatamare’s attacks and create opportunities on the road.

Kamatamare’s home setting offers a chance to improve a difficult campaign. The club has one win, six losses and one draw overall, and recent results include setbacks against Gifu, Ehime and Ryukyu, plus a 3-0 home loss to Reilac Shiga and a 4-3 home loss to Kagoshima. Kamatamare also drew 0-0 at Giravanz and beat Fukushima 2-1 on the road earlier in the season.

Tochigi SC has two wins, four losses and three draws overall. Its recent ledger includes a 2-1 home defeat, a 3-1 loss at Kagoshima, a 1-1 draw at AC Nagano Parceiro, a 2-0 home win over Kochi, a 4-1 loss at Gifu, a 2-2 home draw with Giravanz, a 0-0 draw at Roasso and a 3-2 home win over Zweigen.

After Sunday, Tochigi SC is set to host Renofa before traveling to Ryukyu. Kamatamare is scheduled to visit Sagamihara before hosting Roasso. The teams will then continue a busy J3 League stretch that includes matches against Reilac Shiga, Zweigen, Thespa Gunma, Nara Club, Matsumoto, AC Nagano Parceiro, Renofa, Osaka and Tottori in the coming weeks. Tochigi SC’s upcoming slate also features Reilac Shiga, Sagamihara, Ehime, Fukushima, Tottori, Nara Club, Thespa Gunma and Osaka. Kamatamare’s coming schedule includes Roasso, Zweigen, Thespa Gunma, Nara Club, Matsumoto, AC Nagano Parceiro, Renofa, Osaka and Tottori. Both clubs are aiming for a turnaround in the J3 League table.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Tochigi SC 2, Kamatamare 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Kamatamare a 58.7 percent probability to win.