On Wed Oct 12th, in week 27, Yokohama F. Marinos will play host to Júbilo Iwata in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Yokohama F. Marinos sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Gamba Osaka. Juan Alano struck first for Gamba Osaka in the 8th minute on a feed from Dawhan, then Patric added another in the 79th minute on a feed from Kurokawa In the end, Yokohama F. Marinos couldn’t muster any offence and Gamba Osaka ran away with the shutout win. Yokohama F. Marinos should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while júbilo Iwata is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Kashima Antlers. Yuta Higuchi struck first for Kashima Antlers in the 10th minute, then Yuto Suzuki got the equalizer for Júbilo Iwata in the 31st minute on a feed from Shota Kaneko . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
On May 29th, Júbilo Iwata hosted Yokohama F. Marinos in their last match together. Yokohama F. Marinos took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Nakagawa struck first for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 55th minute, then Léo Ceará added another in the 63rd minute In the end, Júbilo Iwata 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.
Shota Kaneko has been the most effective weapon for Júbilo Iwata lately. The Japaneese attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Yokohama F. Marinos’s most prolific scorer has been Kota Mizunuma. The Japaneese midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.