In this week 33 match on Oct 29th, Yokohama F. Marinos will host Urawa Reds at Nissan Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Yokohama F. Marinos recorded a 0-1 loss against Júbilo Iwata. Furukawa scored the first goal for Júbilo Iwata in the 84th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Yokohama F. Marinos couldn’t manage to score, and Júbilo Iwata took the shutout win. Yokohama F. Marinos should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Urawa Reds is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Consadole Sapporo. Lucas Fernandes struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 71st minute on a feed from Ryota Aoki, but Alexander Scholz got the equalizer for Urawa Reds in the 89th minute earning them at least the one point. Urawa Reds is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On May 18th, Urawa Reds hosted Yokohama F. Marinos at the Saitama Stadium 2002 in their last match together. Urawa Reds and Yokohama F. Marinos battled to a 3-3 draw. Kota Mizunuma scored the first goal for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 12th minute, then Anderson Lopes added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Ryo Miyaichi.
Kai Shibato and Yoshio Koizumi are the top scorers for Urawa Reds in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Kota Mizunuma has been the most effective weapon for Yokohama F. Marinos lately. The Japaneese midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.