In a weekend match on Sunday Mar 12th, in week 4, Tokyo will host 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 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Tokyo sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Kyoto Sanga. Kawasaki struck first for Kyoto Sanga in the 75th minute, then Patric added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tokyo couldn’t manage to score, and Kyoto Sanga took the shutout win. Tokyo is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Yokohama is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Kashima Antlers. T. Fujii scored the first goal for Kashima Antlers in the 9th minute, but Koki Ogawa got the equalizer for Yokohama in the 24th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Tokyo’s most prolific scorer has been Adailton. The Brazilian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.