Week 29 features a match on Saturday Sep 10th, where Yokohama F. Marinos plays host to Avispa Fukuoka in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Yokohama F. Marinos recorded a 2-2 draw against Tokyo. Tomoki Iwata scored the first goal for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 40th minute, then Teruhito Nakagawa added another in the 45th minute on a feed from Takuma Nishimura. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Yokohama F. Marinos should be reasonably happy with their performance, while avispa Fukuoka is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Nagoya Grampus. R. Morishita scored the first goal for Nagoya Grampus in the 2nd minute, then Jordy Croux got the equalizer for Avispa Fukuoka in the 21st minute on a feed from Lukian , but luckily for Nagoya Grampus it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Avispa Fukuoka and Yokohama F. Marinos last played eachother at the Level-5 Stadium on Saturday May 21st. Avispa Fukuoka was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Jordy Croux struck first for Avispa Fukuoka in the 58th minute on a feed from Delgado Lloria, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Yokohama F. Marinos was frustrated by Avispa Fukuoka’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Avispa Fukuoka ended the match with the shutout victory.
Avispa Fukuoka’s most prolific scorer has been Jordy Croux. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Léo Ceará has been the most prolific scorer on Yokohama F. Marinos in the last 5 matches with three goals.