Preview: Consadole Sapporo vs Yokohama F. Marinos

Consadole Sapporo are playing Yokohama F. Marinos at the YBC Levain Cup of Japan on September 6.

Consadole Sapporo (also known as Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo or Sapporo) and Yokohama F. Marinos (commonly referred to as Yokohama, Yokohama F, YOKOHAMA F.MARINOS, Yokohama F•Marinos, Yokohama F・Marinos, Yokohama M. or Yokohama Marinos) meet again 3 months after the YBC Levain Cup match which Consadole Sapporo won 3-2. Consadole Sapporo are approaching this clash after a victory over Gamba Osaka in J League last Saturday.

Yokohama F. Marinos, on the other hand, are preparing for the match after 2 defeats in a row from Kashiwa Reysol and Yokohama FC. They’re going to need to sort out the problems in the back first to improve the results as they have been conceding goals for 4 consecutive matches now.

Recent Form:

Consadole Sapporo have won Gamba Osaka in their previous match while Yokohama F. Marinos are on a losing streak – they have lost to Kashiwa Reysol and Yokohama FC in their previous 2 matches. Overall, Consadole Sapporo have won 8 of their last 20 matches, losing 8 and drawing 4, while Yokohama F. Marinos have won 11 of their last 20 matches, losing 7 and drawing 2.

Consadole Sapporo

Consadole Sapporo have won once (4-0 against Gamba Osaka on 2nd of September), lost 3 times (3-0 against Kyoto Purple Sanga on 19th of August, 3-0 against Kashima Antlers on 6th of August and 1-0 against Kashiwa Reysol on 2nd of August) and drew twice (2-2 against Kawasaki Frontale on 26th of August and 1-1 against Sagan Tosu on 12th of August) in their most recent 6 matches.

Yokohama F. Marinos

Yokohama F. Marinos have won twice (2-1 against F.C.Tokyo on 19th of August and 2-1 against Gamba Osaka on 12th of August), lost 3 times (2-0 against Kashiwa Reysol on 2nd of September, 4-1 against Yokohama FC on 26th of August and 3-5 against Manchester City on 23rd of July) and drew once (0-0 against Urawa Red Diamonds on 6th of August) in their most recent 6 matches.

Team News:
Consadole Sapporo
There is just a single fitness concern for the Consadole Sapporo manager Mihailo Petrović to be concerned with from an otherwise complete set of players. Takanori Sugeno (Calf Strain) is sidelined.

Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos manager Kevin Muscat has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Ryuta Koike (Fractured Kneecap), Yuta Koike (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) and Shinnosuke Hatanaka (Cruciate Ligament Injury) will not be playing here.

Head-to-Head:

Consadole Sapporo and Yokohama F. Marinos have met 6 times since October 2021. Consadole Sapporo have won twice, 2 matches ended in a draw while Yokohama F. Marinos have also won twice. The most recent match between them took place on May 24, 2023 at the YBC Levain Cup of Japan where Consadole Sapporo won 3-2. Consadole Sapporo have scored 8 goals in these 6 head-to-head matches in total while Yokohama F. Marinos have scored 7.

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