Shonan Bellmare hosts Yokohama Marinos in round 26 of the Japanese J1 League. The match will be played on Wednesday, November 11th at Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka (Hiratsuka)
In the upcoming match of the Japanese championship, Shonan Bellmare will host Yokohama Efu Marinos. The hosts are not doing very well this season. After 25 games played, Shohan takes 16th place in the standings with 17 points, having 4 wins, 5 draws, and 16 defeats (however, the team finished last season in this very place either). Still, the team's affairs have improved somewhat in recent weeks. Having broken the losing six-match streak that lasted almost a month, Shonan Bellmare scored eight points in the last four games (two victories and two draws). In the last game, the hosts beat Yokohama FC (1:0).
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Yokohama F. Marinos, which became the champion last year, failed this season. After 30 matches played (most of the league teams have played only 26-27 matches), the team is in 7th place and has 44 points scored. It lags behind the leading Kawasaki by 24 points, although the leader has played only 26 matches. Yokohama F. Marinos has only a chance for bronze, and then it is negligible.
The fans will see the meeting of two completely different teams. In principle, the hosts have few chances to rise above the current place, although a handicap of 8 points from Sagan Tosu may be won back in 9 matches since Shohan has gained good shape (moreover, the competitor has one more game played). On the other hand, a champion who has practically given up power needs to somehow rehabilitate and take at least some prizes. In the last three head-to-head meetings, Yokohama F. Marinos turned out to be stronger three times, and three or more goals were scored in the match. I think we are going to see an interesting and scoring game in which the champions should at least not lose. I will bet on X2 + Over 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Yokohama F. Marinos to win with +0.5 handicap and Over 2.5 goals scored
