In this 19th week match, on Saturday Jul 2nd, Shimizu S-Pulse hosts Yokohama F. Marinos in a meeting of these two J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Shimizu S-Pulse sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Cerezo Osaka. Matej Jonjic scored the first goal for Shimizu S-Pulse on an own goal in the 35th minute, then Kakeru Funaki tied it up for Cerezo Osaka in the 76th minute on a feed from Tokuma Suzuki squeezing out at least the one point for Cerezo Osaka. Shimizu S-Pulse looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Yokohama F. Marinos, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Kashiwa Reysol. Takuma Nishimura struck first for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 17th minute, then Léo Ceará added another in the 19th minute In the end, Kashiwa Reysol couldn’t muster any offence and Yokohama F. Marinos ran away with the shutout win. Yokohama F. Marinos is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
Shimizu S-Pulse and Yokohama F. Marinos last played eachother at the Nissan Stadium on the 6th of March. Yokohama F. Marinos was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Ryuta Koike struck first for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 32nd minute, then Kaina Yoshio added another in the 43rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Shimizu S-Pulse couldn’t manage to score, and Yokohama F. Marinos took the shutout win.
Léo Ceará has been the most effective weapon for Yokohama F. Marinos lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Thiago Santana has been the most effective weapon for Shimizu S-Pulse lately. The Brazilian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.