AFC Champions League betting and spectator preview: Sydney and Yokohama F. Marinos meet at venue to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sydney and Yokohama F. Marinos.
Sydney form and stats
Last season, Sydney's AFC Champions League journey ended in the group stage.4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Sydney have to build on here in the A-League.
The home supporters witnessed a 1-1 draw vs Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the AFC Champions League last time out and are hoping for a win here. Midfield player Retre got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, the max score being 10. Retre hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 61 successful passes (of 65 total).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sydney as they are travelling to their away game against Yokohama F. Marinos in the AFC Champions League. That match is three days after this one.
Sydney have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 20 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
Yokohama was sent out of AFC Champions League in the 8th finals last season.Playing away, Yokohama F. Marinos have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the J-League this season.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a AFC Champions League home defeat versus Jeonbuk Motors with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Élber got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Élber hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 50 successful passes (of 58 total).
hometeam won
After this away game Yokohama F. Marinos return home for a AFC Champions League game against Sydney. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Yokohama F. Marinos are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Yokohama have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Sydney zero wins, one draw and Yokohama F. Marinos one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Le Fondre 6 goals |  A. Caceres 5 goals |  D. da Silva 5 goals |
Sydney missing players
Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
| Sydney | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 40 | 25 | Scored | S | 22 | 45 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 14.5 | 15.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 13.6 | ||
| 5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 35% | ||
| 12.1 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Motors | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Sydney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 23 | 46 |
| 2 | Western United | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -14 | 33 |
| 6 | Macarthur | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | Sydney | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 22 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 | -23 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Avispa Fukuoka | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Jubilo Iwata | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
