On the 25th of May, Yokohama F. Marinos hosts Kyoto Sanga in a clash of the J-League. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 3rd placed Yokohama F. Marinos, recorded a 0-1 loss against Avispa Fukuoka. Jordy Croux struck first for Avispa Fukuoka in the 58th minute on a feed from Juan Manuel Delgado Lloria, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Yokohama F. Marinos couldn’t manage to score, and Avispa Fukuoka took the shutout win. Yokohama F. Marinos should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Kyoto Sanga, recorded a 1-3 loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Mitsuta struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 5th minute on a feed from Junior Santos, then Junior Santos added another in the 26th minute. Kyoto Sanga is looking for direction having earned 12 points 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.
Kyoto Sanga hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Peter Utaka and Kosuke Taketomi, and they each have 1 goal. Anderson Lopes has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Yokohama F. Marinos.