Match Report
The table gap was wide: 51 points between Yokohama F. Marinos (2nd, 79 pts) and Vegalta Sendai (19th, 28 pts). Yokohama F. Marinos ranked just 7th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Yokohama F. Marinos were scoring 2.16 and conceding 0.92, Vegalta Sendai 0.82 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Yokohama F. Marinos arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Yokohama F. Marinos, 5/15 for Vegalta Sendai.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Yokohama F. Marinos have 2 wins to Vegalta Sendai's 1, with 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
Mitsuzawa Park Athletic Track & Field Stadium in Yokohama staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,440. Yokohama F. Marinos led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 5-0 full-time score.