Match Report
Júbilo Iwata went into the game 18th in the table on 38 points; Yokohama F. Marinos sat 9th on 52 — a 14-point gap. Yokohama F. Marinos had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.24/1.79 for Júbilo Iwata and 1.61/1.63 for Yokohama F. Marinos (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Júbilo Iwata wins, 2 for Yokohama F. Marinos, 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won.
Yamaha Stadium in Iwata, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-4.
Goal scorers
Júbilo Iwata: Jordy Croux (5'), Ryo Germain (83'), Ryo Germain (90') · Yokohama F. Marinos: Anderson Lopes (45'), Takuma Nishimura (46'), Anderson Lopes (70'), Anderson Lopes (64')