Mar 18th features a match where Yokohama F. Marinos will play host to Sagan Tosu in a meeting of these two J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Yokohama F. Marinos, recorded a 1-1 draw against Consadole Sapporo. Daiki Suga struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 70th minute, then Yuki Saneto tied it up for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Yokohama F. Marinos is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while sagan Tosu is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Urawa Reds. Yuki Kakita scored the first goal for Sagan Tosu in the 71st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Urawa Reds was frustrated by Sagan Tosu’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sagan Tosu ended the match with the shutout victory. Sagan Tosu is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Yokohama F. Marinos won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Sagan Tosu hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Fujiwara and Akito Fukuta, and they each have 1 goal. Both Teruhito Nakagawa and Élber have been the hottest scorers for Yokohama F. Marinos in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.