October 1st features a match where Nagoya Grampus and Yokohama F. Marinos will play a match in Nagoya in a J-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 10th placed Nagoya Grampus is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Neither Nagoya Grampus nor Sanfrecce Hiroshima could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Nagoya Grampus is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Yokohama F. Marinos, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Consadole Sapporo. Neither Yokohama F. Marinos nor Consadole Sapporo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Yokohama F. Marinos should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 7th of May, Yokohama F. Marinos hosted Nagoya Grampus in their last match together. Yokohama F. Marinos was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Nakatani struck first for Nagoya Grampus in the 24th minute on a feed from Mateus, then Élber tied it up for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 35th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Anderson Lopes to cap off a wild match.
Yokohama F. Marinos’s most prolific scorer has been Anderson Lopes. The Brazilian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Kensuke Nagai has been the most effective weapon for Nagoya Grampus lately. The Japaneese attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches.