Table leaders Osaka Marvelous will face bottom-ranked Gunma Green Wings in two matches at Yamato Citizen Gymnasium Maebashi. The games, scheduled to begin at 14:05 local time on both days, see Osaka atop the league standings with an 11-3 win-loss record and 33 points. In contrast, Gunma languishes in 14th place, yet to secure a win this season, with a 0-12 record and just one point.
Second-placed Saitama Ageo Medics will host Queenseis Kariya at the Ageo Citizen Gymnasium in a bid to maintain pressure on Osaka. The matches, starting at 13:05 local time on both competition days, feature Saitama with an 11-3 record and 32 points, trailing Osaka by only a point. Kariya, currently 10th in the standings, hold a 5-9 record and 17 points.
The weekend’s most competitive clash pits third-placed Denso Airybees against sixth-placed Toray Arrows at Marusan Attamaru Arena. Both teams boast positive records, with Denso at 12-4 and 36 points and Toray at 10-6 with 28 points. The matches, beginning at 13:05 local time, promise a fierce contest, possibly highlighted by a scoring duel between Brazil’s Rosamaria Montibeller and Italy’s Sylvia Nwakalor.
Defending champions NEC Red Rockets will visit Kurobe Aqua Fairies for matches at the Toyamaken Seibu Taiiku Center. NEC, sitting fourth with a 10-4 record and 32 points, will aim to continue their strong season ahead of representing Asia in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship. Kurobe, in 11th place with a 5-11 record and 15 points, will look for an upset in the matches scheduled for 13:05 local time on both days.
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