Apr 6th features a match where Sanfrecce Hiroshima hosts Yokohama F. Marinos at Edion Stadium in a clash of the J-League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Sanfrecce Hiroshima sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Shonan Bellmare. Mitsuta struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 60th minute on a feed from Tomoya Fujii, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Shonan Bellmare was frustrated by Sanfrecce Hiroshima’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sanfrecce Hiroshima ended the match with the shutout victory. Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while yokohama F. Marinos sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Tokyo. Takuma Nishimura struck first for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 8th minute, but Shuto Abe got the equalizer for Tokyo in the 12th minute. Yokohama F. Marinos should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points 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 1 win and 1 draw.
Takuma Nishimura has been the most prolific scorer on Yokohama F. Marinos in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Sanfrecce Hiroshima hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Morishima and Sasaki, and they each have 1 goal.