Head Coach JENS WISSING said , "It feels like a 2nd year of junior high school day break is short, but we don't want to use this schedule as an excuse, so we made sure to recover properly and be 100% fresh. In the training the day before, we tried to work with a slightly different intensity, and basically did everything we could. As we face Fukuoka, they have strengths in counter-attacks and set pieces, and on top of that, they have been getting results recently, so I think they will come into our match with confidence. It will depend on how we confront and fight against them, but first of all, we want to address the points we reflected on from the last match, such as the start of the game, and above all, we want to score when we have the chance. We are going to win no matter what."

DF5 Shinnosuke NAKATANI : "Fukuoka lost in a penalty shootout last week, but they had been on a winning streak before that and I think they have momentum, so I don't think it will be the same kind of match as the last time we played them away. They will also be pushing forward a lot, but I think that will also create openings, so we want to exploit those. Their strengths are counter-attacks and set pieces, but their long throws are a big weapon and they go quite far, so we need to be careful. Also, I have the impression that they have more players who can run, and the second goal we conceded against Okayama came from a counter-attack, so the whole team needs to be focused. In the Okayama match, we were able to pass the ball around well, which I think created a bit of a relaxed atmosphere, so as a defense, we need to be more solid in that regard."

MF27 Rin MITO : "We won the last match against Okayama on penalties, but it wasn't a very good game, so we want to play a perfect game in this match against Fukuoka. They have long throws and well-coordinated set pieces, which I think are their strengths, so we need to be careful. Everyone is aware of how we start and finish the game, and if we can play our own style of football from the beginning and show it to the fullest, I don't think we'll lose, so we want to fight with passion. We still have a series of matches ahead of us, but continuing our winning streak is important for closing the gap with the league leaders and is also very important for the team's momentum, so we want to give our all in each and every match."