📊 Form Guide

Yokohama F. Marinos

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Yokohama F. Marinos will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 2-1 J1 League loss in their previous game against Nagoya Grampus.

In that match, Yokohama F. Marinos had 63% possession and 19 shots at goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Yokohama F. Marinos was Katsuya Nagato (54'). On the other side, Nagoya Grampus had 15 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Tsukasa Morishima (77') and Ryosuke Yamanaka (90') scored for Nagoya Grampus.

It has been seldom in recent times where Yokohama F. Marinos have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Yokohama F. Marinos have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 7 goals on the way. We will have to see if that trend will be continued on in this game.

Heading into this contest, Yokohama F. Marinos have not won at home in their last 2 matches in the league.

Kawasaki Frontale

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Kawasaki Frontale come into this clash following a 3-0 J1 League win against FC Tokyo in their last fixture.

In that match, Kawasaki Frontale managed 50% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 6 on target. For Kawasaki Frontale, the goals were scored by Yasuto Wakizaka (34'), Shin Yamada (83') and Kento Tachibanada (92'). At the other end, FC Tokyo got 5 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 clashes featuring Kawasaki Frontale, three or more goals have gone in. The average number of goals per match within that time is 4.17, with the average number of goals for Kawasaki Frontale being 2.

👥 Head to head

A review of their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 26/02/2021 shows that Yokohama F. Marinos have won 2 of these games & Kawasaki Frontale 3, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

A sum of 17 goals were produced between them in this period, with 8 of them from Marinos and 9 for Frontale. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.83.

The last league encounter between the two was J1 League match day 21 on 15/07/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Yokohama F. Marinos 0-1 Kawasaki Frontale.

On that day, Yokohama F. Marinos managed 57% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 5 on target.

For their opponents, Kawasaki Frontale got 16 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Shintaro Kurumaya (94') scored.

The referee was Khamis Al-Marri.

📰 Team News: Yokohama F. Marinos

Ryuta Koike (Broken kneecap) and Kenta Inoue (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation) are not available for Yokohama F. Marinos boss Harry Kewell.

It’s our opinion that Marinos should line up in a 4-1-2-3 system this time, beginning the first half with William Popp, Ken Matsubara, Takumi Kamijima, Shinnosuke Hatanaka, Katsuya Nagato, Takuya Kida, Asahi Uenaka, Kota Watanabe, Jose Elber, Anderson Lopes and Ryo Miyaichi.

📋 Team News: Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale boss Tōru Oniki has some current player fitness concerns. Shintaro Kurumaya (Meniscus injury), Bafétimbi Gomis (Hamstring injury), Ten Miyagi (Meniscus tear) and Ryota Oshima (Calf strain) won’t be making appearances.

We’re of the thinking that Kawasaki Frontale seem likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup, going with Sung-Ryong Jung, Yusuke Segawa, Jesiel, Kota Takai, Sota Miura, Kento Tachibanada, Tatsuki Seko, Akihiro Ienaga, Yasuto Wakizaka, Daiya Tono and Erison.

⚡ Prediction

We believe that Kawasaki Frontale have the capability to score against this Yokohama F. Marinos team, however that might not be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re going for both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Yokohama F. Marinos by the time that the referee blows the final whistle. Expecting it to be very competitive.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 09:11 03/04/2024