On Wednesday Mar 2nd, in week 10, Yokohama F. Marinos and Vissel Kobe will play a match in Yokohama in a clash of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 2nd placed Yokohama F. Marinos is fresh off their 4-2 win against Kawasaki Frontale. Akihiro Ienaga struck first for Kawasaki Frontale in the 32nd minute, then Élber tied it up for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 57th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 58th minute on a goal by Teruhito Nakagawa. Yokohama F. Marinos is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Vissel Kobe, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Avispa Fukuoka. Vissel Kobe had 3 on net, and Avispa Fukuoka had 3, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
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 2 wins.
Junya Tanaka and Yuya Osako are the top scorers for Vissel Kobe in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Teruhito Nakagawa has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Yokohama F. Marinos.