YOKOHAMA. Yokohama F. Marinos defeats Avispa Fukuoka 2-0 after A. Lopes scores a double.

The match was played at the Nissan Stadium stadium in Yokohama on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Yoshimi Yamashita with the collaboration of Akane Yagi and Satoshi Michiyama. The 4th official was Masahiro Yamamura. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.9 degrees Celsius or 73.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Yokohama F. Marinos

2 - 0

Avispa Fukuoka

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 18 Total 12
  • 9 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 10
  • 5 Shots blocked 5
  • 150 Attack 102
  • 49 Dangerous attack 32
  • 73 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Yokohama F. Marinos had a strong ball possession 68% while Avispa Fukuoka was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Yokohama F. Marinos was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Yokohama F. Marinos won the match​.

Yokohama F. Marinos shot 18 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Avispa Fukuoka shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Yokohama F. Marinos received 3 yellow cards (Takumi Kamijima, Kevin Muscat and Eduardo). On the opposite side, Avispa Fukuoka received 1 yellow card (Douglas Grolli).

Match Timeline

Anderson Lopes(goal)Yan
9'
Anderson Lopes(goal)
20'
46'
46'
Ryoga Sato - sub ->Masato Shigemi
Takumi Kamijima- Yellow
51'
64'
Douglas Grolli- Yellow
68'
Kota Mizunuma- sub ->Élber
68'
77'
Hisashi Jogo- sub ->Hiroyuki Mae
77'
Wellington- sub ->K. Konno
78'
Ryo Miyaichi- sub ->Yan
79'
84'
84'
Eduardo- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Vissel Kobe
71
34
Yokohama F. Marinos
64
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
58
34
Urawa Reds
57
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Nagoya Grampus
52
34
Avispa Fukuoka
51
34
Kawasaki Frontale
50
34
Cerezo Osaka
49
34
Albirex Niigata
45
34
FC Tokyo
43
34
Consadole Sapporo
40
34
Kyoto Sanga
40
34
Sagan Tosu
38
34
Shonan Bellmare
34
34
Gamba Osaka
34
34
Kashiwa Reysol
33
34
Yokohama
29
34

After playing this match, Yokohama F. Marinos will have 30 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Avispa Fukuoka will stay with 20 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Yokohama F. Marinos will play away against Kyoto Sanga on the 2nd of December with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (1 draw).

Avispa Fukuoka will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the 2nd of December with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2 draws).

Yokohama F. Marinos – Formation

Yokohama F. Marinos
G
Jun Ichimori 1.Japan
6.8
D
Eduardo 5.Brazil
7.4
90'
D
Shinnosuke Hatanaka 4.Japan
7.4
D
Katsuya Nagato 2.Japan
7.1
D
Takumi Kamijima 15.Japan
7.6
51'
M
Takuya Kida 8.Japan
7.4
M
Kota Watanabe 6.Japan
6.8
84'
M
Élber 7.Brazil
6.4
68'
M
Takuma Nishimura 30.Japan
6.4
68'
M
Yan 20.Brazil
8.0
79'
F
Anderson Lopes 11.Brazil
7.8
78' 9', 20'
Substitutes
G
Powell Obinna Obi 50.Japan
D
Yuki Saneto 19.Japan
M
Kota Mizunuma 18.Japan
6.6
68'
M
J. Fujita 16.Japan
84'
F
Kenyu Sugimoto 41.Japan
6.8
78'
F
Ryo Miyaichi 23.Japan
6.5
79'
F
Marcos Júnior 10.Brazil
6.1
68'

Yokohama F. Marinos started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Kevin Muscat decided to play with the following team: Jun Ichimori (6.8), Takumi Kamijima (7.6), Shinnosuke Hatanaka (7.4), Eduardo (7.4), Katsuya Nagato (7.1), Takuya Kida (7.4), Kota Watanabe (6.8), Yan Matheus (8.0), Takuma Nishimura (6.4), Élber (6.4) and Anderson Lopes (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Kota Mizunuma (6.6), Powell Obinna Obi, Kenyu Sugimoto (6.8), Ryo Miyaichi (6.5), Marcos Júnior (6.1), Joel Chima Fujita and Yuki Saneto.

Substitutions

Yokohama F. Marinos made 5 changes: Takuma Nishimura for Marcos Junior (68′), Élber for Kota Mizunuma (68′), Anderson Lopes for Kenyu Sugimoto (78′), Yan for Ryo Miyaichi (79′) and Kota Watanabe for Joel Fujita (84′).

Best player: Yan Matheus​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Yokohama F. Marinos was Yan Matheus even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 47 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Avispa Fukuoka – Formation

Avispa Fukuoka
G
Masaaki Murakami 31.Japan
7.3
D
Douglas Grolli 33.Brazil
6.3
84' 64'
D
Tatsuki Nara 3.Japan
7.4
D
Daiki Miya 5.Japan
6.1
46'
M
Yota Maejima 29.Japan
6.8
M
Itsuki Oda 16.Japan
6.4
M
Hiroyuki Mae 6.Japan
6.6
77'
M
M. Shigemi 30.Japan
6.7
46'
F
Kazuya Konno 8.Japan
7.0
77'
F
Lukian 9.Brazil
7.0
F
Yuya Yamagishi 11.Japan
6.6
Substitutes
G
Takumi Nagaishi 1.Japan
D
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni 20.Japan
84'
M
Shun Nakamura 17.Japan
6.4
46'
M
Tatsuya Tanaka 14.Japan
F
Hisashi Jogo 10.Japan
6.6
77'
F
Wellington 18.Brazil
6.8
77'
F
Ryoga Sato 27.Japan
6.2
46'

Avispa Fukuoka started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Shigetoshi Hasebe played with: Masaaki Murakami (7.3), Douglas Grolli (6.3), Tatsuki Nara (7.4), Daiki Miya (6.1), Yota Maejima (6.8), Masato Shigemi (6.6), Hiroyuki Mae (6.6), Itsuki Oda (6.4), Kazuya Konno (7.0), Lukian (7.0) and Yuya Yamagishi (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Kennedy Mikuni, Hisashi Jogo (6.6), Wellington (6.8), Takumi Nagaishi, Shun Nakamura (6.4), Ryoga Sato (6.2) and Tatsuya Tanaka.

Avispa Fukuoka could not rely on the presence of Wellington (injured).

Substitutions

Avispa Fukuoka made 5 changes: Daiki Miya for Shun Nakamura (46′), Masato Shigemi for Ryoga Sato (46′), Hiroyuki Mae for Hisashi Jogo (77′), K. Konno for Wellington (77′) and Douglas Grolli for Kennedyegbus Mikuni (84′).

Best player: Tatsuki Nara​

The player that probably impressed the most for Avispa Fukuoka was Tatsuki Nara.

His rating is (7.4) with 51 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​