Shonan Bellmare emerged from their midweek victory over Gifu without any injuries, and coach Yamaguchi may continue with the same 3-5-2 formation that led to the win.

Suzuki, who impressed after coming off the bench, is a strong candidate to start as a forward this time, potentially replacing Ryo Nemoto in the starting lineup.

The main attacking responsibilities will rest on Suzuki, Luiz Phellype, and Sho Fukuda—who has just returned from injury—with all three players tied as the team's top scorers in the league, each with three goals.

Twenty-one-year-old center-back Junnosuke Suzuki might remain unavailable after sitting out the previous three matches.

For Machida Zelvia, Shota Fujio scored the equalizer against Kyoto Sanga, and substitute Yuki Soma sealed the win with a penalty in stoppage time; both forwards are expected to play key roles on Saturday.

Twenty-two-year-old defender Takumi Narasaka made his first start in nearly a year after recovering from a cruciate ligament injury in July 2024, and he could feature in the lineup again.

Takuma Nishimura, the team's leading scorer with five league goals, is likely to return to the starting lineup following a substitute appearance in midweek.

Shonan Bellmare possible starting lineup:

Sanada; Tachi, Kim, Oiwa; Ishibashi, Fujii, Ricardo, Ikeda; Fukuda, Phellype, Suzuki

Machida Zelvia possible starting lineup:

Morita; Mochizuki, Dresevic, Narasaka, Hayashi; Shuto, Shirasaki, Takahashi; Nishimura, Fujio, Soma