On Wednesday evening, the third round of the Emperor's Cup continued with exciting matches, with two Japanese professional teams, Shonan Bellmare and Tokyo Verdy, competing at the former's home field. Shonan Bellmare is currently ranked second from the bottom in the Japanese professional league, and the team's recent home performance is also very poor, so it is inevitable that Shonan Bellmare will lose at home today.

Shonan Bellmare, one of the members of the J. League relegation group last season, may have to fight for relegation again this season. The league schedule has passed halfway, but the team has only 19 points and ranks second from the bottom in the league. In the last round of the league, Shonan Bellmare defeated Urawa Red Diamonds, ending the embarrassing six-game losing streak, which finally relieved the team's urgent needs, but this is not enough for them to relax in the league, because the bottom three teams of the J. League this season were directly relegated. In summary, Shonan Bellmare may have reservations in the Emperor's Cup. The team lost to the lower group team Akita Blue Lightning in the second round of the J. League Cup this season. It seems that they want to concentrate on the league.

Tokyo Verdy's current performance in the J. League is much better than Shonan Bellmare. The former is already far away from the double-digit points difference in the relegation zone. They are currently ranked in the middle and have no worries. Tokyo Verdy's first win this season was against Shonan Bellmare. The team was behind by 1 goal in the first half, but they reversed the situation by 2 goals in the second half. In addition, Tokyo Verdy's offensive power of 1.41 goals per game in the J. League this season is still relatively ideal. Among them, striker Kimura Yu has scored 9 goals in the league. He also scored in the second round of the Emperor's Cup. Under his leadership, Tokyo Verdy returned with a strong victory.