On Sat Apr 2nd, Yokohama F. Marinos will host Tokyo at Nissan Stadium 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 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Yokohama F. Marinos recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sagan Tosu. Yokohama F. Marinos had 10 on net, and Sagan Tosu had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Yokohama F. Marinos is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Tokyo recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Kyoto Sanga. Queiroz de Oliveira struck first for Tokyo in the 68th minute on a feed from Konno, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kyoto Sanga couldn’t manage to score, and Tokyo took the shutout win. Tokyo is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Yokohama F. Marinos won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Tokyo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kazuya Konno and Adailton each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Yokohama F. Marinos’s most prolific scorer has been Takuma Nishimura. The Japaneese attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.