J-League: Top level against subpar, at least according to the table. Yokohama F. Marinos - Shimizu S-Pulse. Home win as expected or a surprise result?
- Yokohama F. Marinos have not yet lost a game at home.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have scored more than double the goals of Shimizu S-Pulse.
It's no vacation for neither Yokohama F. Marinos nor Shimizu S-Pulse as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Nissan Stadium as Yokohama F. Marinos have scored 17 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the J-League are 5-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Yokohama, who won 1-0 against Oita Trinita (placed 18th). Thiago Martins was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.01 out of 10. The defender Martins won 5 of 8 duels. The victory against Oita Trinita came after Daizen Maeda's winning goal. The Yokohama manager A. Postecoglou was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 60th minute.
Before that, Yokohama drew at home versus Kashiwa Reysol.Yokohama F. Marinos can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 17 times. Yokohama are not conceding a lot of goals here at Nissan Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
Shimizu S-Pulse have only collected 8 points from their away games in the J-League, after 2-2-4 (8 played). Shimizu seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Thiago Santana, Eiichi Katayama and Valdo scored in Shimizu's previous match, the home game against Tokyo that ended 3-0. Midfielder Keita Nakamura was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.95. Nakamura signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and had 24 successful passes (of 27 total).
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Consadole Sapporo's place.A new game in only three days for Shimizu S-Pulse, the Nabisco Cup home match versus Kashima Antlers. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Shimizu have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Yokohama wins - draws - Shimizu S-Pulse wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Onaiwu 10 goals |  D. Maeda 9 goals |   T. Santos Santana 5 goals |
Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 73% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 75% |
| 47% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 44% |
| 33% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 12% | 12% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 53% | 62% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 10.6 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.4 | 9.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 42% | 47% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 150% | 28% | 26% |
- Yokohama F. Marinos have not yet lost a game at home.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have scored more than double the goals of Shimizu S-Pulse.
- Yokohama F. Marinos haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 33 | 49 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 13 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 9 |
| 19 | Gamba Osaka | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 7 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -28 | 7 |