Japanese Professional League: Shimizu Inspiring VS Yokohama Mariners
Kick-off time: July 2nd 18:00 Saturday
This Japanese Professional League game is a very disparity in strength. This league is the 30th anniversary commemoration, so This game will not start at Shimizu, but at the National Arena with a capacity of 60,000. Shimizu is currently deep in the relegation zone. They will play against the league leader Yokohama Marinos at home.
Shimizu's situation reference:
Shimizu's combat effectiveness is not good, and now they are in the league relegation zone. In the last round, Shimizu was drawn by powerful enemy Osaka Sakura , and was eliminated from the Emperor's Cup. Therefore, the team's current combat effectiveness and morale are both poor. It's hard to feel optimistic.
Yokohama Marinos, the league leader who played away from home in this campaign, performed very well in the league. Although the team was eliminated from the Emperor's Cup, the team's combat effectiveness and they bid farewell to the Emperor's Cup journey last week, the ball The team currently needs to focus on scoring in the league to maintain the point difference with Kashima and Kawasaki.
Yokohama Mariners situation reference:
Yokohama Mariners are in very strong form. The team defeated Kashiwa Reysol 4-0 in the league last week. The team actually took a 3-0 lead in the first half. The team has foreign players such as Lopez and Ceara who are already very strong. With Teruto Nakagawa staying healthy this season, the entire team's offensive skills have been fully utilized - a total of 10 goals have been scored in the past 4 rounds of the league.
In addition, in the past three seasons, the Yokohama Mariners have participated in the league as a strong team competing for the championship. Last season, they also threatened Kawasaki's championship. This season, after the coaching change and the loss of Maeda Dairan and other main players, the ball The team's skill has not declined but has increased and currently sits at the top of the league, so the Mariners are still trustworthy in this campaign.
