Week 34 brings us a match on Nov 5th, where Vissel Kobe hosts Yokohama F. Marinos in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 12th placed Vissel Kobe, recorded a 1-2 loss against Kawasaki Frontale. Marcinho scored the first goal for Kawasaki Frontale in the 20th minute, then Yuki Kobayashi tied it up for Vissel Kobe in the 51st minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Vissel Kobe should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Yokohama F. Marinos recorded a 4-1 win against Urawa Reds. Élber scored the first goal for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 17th minute, then Anderson Lopes added another in the 37th minute. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Yokohama F. Marinos should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Mar 2nd, Yokohama F. Marinos hosted Vissel Kobe in their last match together. Yokohama F. Marinos was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Takuma Nishimura struck first for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 38th minute, then Takuma Nishimura added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Vissel Kobe 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.
Both Kota Mizunuma and Anderson Lopes have been the hottest scorers for Yokohama F. Marinos in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Both Yuya Osako and Yuki Kobayashi have been the hottest scorers for Vissel Kobe in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.