On the 14th of May, Shonan Bellmare hosts Yokohama F. Marinos in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Shonan Bellmare recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Avispa Fukuoka. Neither Avispa Fukuoka nor Shonan Bellmare could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Shonan Bellmare looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while yokohama F. Marinos is fresh off their 2-1 win against Nagoya Grampus. Nakatani struck first for Nagoya Grampus in the 24th minute, then Élber tied it up for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 35th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 86th minute on a goal by Anderson Lopes to cap off a wild match. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Yokohama F. Marinos should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Yokohama F. Marinos won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Yokohama F. Marinos’s most prolific scorer has been Anderson Lopes. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Shuto Yamamoto and Kazuki Oiwa are the top scorers for Shonan Bellmare in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.