In this week 17 match, on Sat Jun 18th, Gamba Osaka hosts Yokohama F. Marinos in a J-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Gamba Osaka sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Sagan Tosu. Yuki Horigome struck first for Sagan Tosu in the 19th minute, then in the 58th minute, Mitsuki Saito sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Hiroto Yamami. Gamba Osaka is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Yokohama F. Marinos, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Júbilo Iwata. Teruhito Nakagawa scored the first goal for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 55th minute, then Léo Ceará added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Teruhito Nakagawa In the end, Júbilo Iwata was frustrated by Yokohama F. Marinos’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Yokohama F. Marinos ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Yokohama F. Marinos should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Both Anderson Lopes and Kota Mizunuma have been the hottest scorers for Yokohama F. Marinos in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Gamba Osaka’s most prolific scorer has been Hiroto Yamami. The Japaneese attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.