In a weekend match on Sat Aug 13th, in week 25, Yokohama F. Marinos will play host to Shonan Bellmare in a meeting 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 17 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Yokohama F. Marinos is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Kawasaki Frontale. Leandro Damiao da Silva dos Santos scored the first goal for Kawasaki Frontale in the 25th minute, then Nakagawa got the equalizer for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Élber. Yokohama F. Marinos is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Shonan Bellmare, recorded a 1-5 loss against Consadole Sapporo. Komai struck first for Consadole Sapporo in the 9th minute, then Shinzo Koroki added another in the 14th minute. Shonan Bellmare is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Yokohama F. Marinos was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Kota Mizunuma struck first for Yokohama F. Marinos in the 14th minute on a feed from Anderson Lopes, then Ryuta Koike added another in the 20th minute.
Shonan Bellmare is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ohashi and Masaki Ikeda each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Yokohama F. Marinos’s most prolific scorer has been Léo Ceará. The Brazilian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.