The last match of the upcoming J1 League round is the duel between Sapporo and Yokohama F. Marinos, scheduled for Sunday, 23 June.
With both teams struggling lately, who will get the points from this match? Find that out and more from our Sapporo vs Yokohama FM prediction below.
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Sapporo vs Yokohama FM prediction: Confident win for the guests
Key stats
- Yokohama FM have beaten Sapporo in their last two meetings.
- Sapporo are on a four-game losing streak and they are last in the J1 League standings.
- Three of the previous four H2H duels between these two teams have gone over 3.5 total goals.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have averaged 3.18 and Sapporo have averaged 3.00 total goals per game in the league this season.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookmakers backing up Yokohama
- HOME: 21/10 (3.10) – 32.30%
- DRAW: 29/10 (3.90) – 25.60%
- AWAY: 10/11 (1.91) – 52.40%
It's clear from these Sapporo vs Yokohama FM odds that the guests are the expected winners, which makes sense if we look at the standings where Yokohama are 12 points ahead of Sapporo.
On top of that, Sapporo have been the worst team in the league so far and they are currently on a streak of four losses in a row. Meanwhile, Yokohama FM have also struggled this season, but they have still done much better than Sapporo.
In any case, if you like our predictions for this game, remember to also take a peek at our favourite betting tips for today.
Last five H2Hs: Yokohama FM with a slight advantage
With three wins for Yokohama and two for Sapporo in their last five meetings, things have been pretty close recently. However, Yokohama FM have the advantage when it comes to their overall H2H record: 20-5-8.
Japan J-League Cup 08/09/24
Consadole Sapporo
Yokohama F-Marinos
Japan J-League Cup 04/09/24
Yokohama F-Marinos
Consadole Sapporo
Japan J-League 07/08/24
Yokohama F-Marinos
Consadole Sapporo
Japan J-League 21/10/23
Yokohama F-Marinos
Consadole Sapporo
Japan J-League Cup 10/09/23
Yokohama F-Marinos
Consadole Sapporo
Sapporo preview: Can they move up from the bottom of the standings?
With one match remaining in the first half of the J1 League season, Sapporo sit in the last place in the table with 11 points from 18 matches. They have struggled to find their best form so far and have lost six of their last seven matches in the league. So, they need to improve drastically sooner rather than later or avoiding relegation will become a very tough task.
Sapporo are also dealing with many injuries since Gun-hee Kim, Hiroki Miyazawa, Supachok Sarachat, Kazuki Fukai, Yuya Asano, Shun Takagi, and Ryota Aoki are all on the sidelines at the moment.
Predicted lineup: Sugeno (GK), Nishino, Okamura, Nakamura, Kondo, Baba, Arano, Tanaka, Komai, Suzuki & Kobayashi
Japan J-League 08/12/24
W
Kashiwa Reysol
0
Consadole Sapporo
1
Japan J-League 01/12/24
L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
5
Consadole Sapporo
1
Japan J-League 09/11/24
D
Shonan Bellmare
1
Consadole Sapporo
1
Japan J-League 03/11/24
D
Cerezo Osaka
1
Consadole Sapporo
1
Japan J-League 19/10/24
W
Nagoya Grampus
0
Consadole Sapporo
2
Yokohama FM preview: Hoping for another win to move closer to the top half
While Yokohama F Marinos have reached the AFC Champions League final this season, their loss to Al Ain seems to have affected their form, although they haven't really been lighting the world on fire in the J1 League before that either. Overall, Yokohama FM have 23 points from 17 games, which puts them only in 12th place in the standing right now.
On the bright side, Yokohama FM have little injury issues with only Katsuya Nagato questionable for this match.
Predicted lineup: Popp (GK), Matsubara, Kamijima, T. Watanabe, Eduardo, Amano, Kida, K. Watanabe, Matheus, Lopes & Inoue
Japan J-League 14/05/25
L
Kashiwa Reysol
2
Yokohama F-Marinos
0
Japan J-League 11/05/25
L
Cerezo Osaka
1
Yokohama F-Marinos
0
AFC Champions League Elite 26/04/25
L
Al-Nassr Riyadh
4
Yokohama F-Marinos
1
Japan J-League 20/04/25
L
Urawa Red Diamonds
3
Yokohama F-Marinos
1
Japan J-League 16/04/25
L
Shimizu S-Pulse
3
Yokohama F-Marinos
2
Player to watch: Anderson Lopes
With 11 goals in J1 League this season, the Brazilian striker is Yokohama's best scorer and he's only behind Leo as the league's top scorer as well, which is why he's our player to watch.
Anderson Lopes to score first?
Five of the 11 goals that Lopes has to his name in the league were the first goals of the respective games. Can he repeat this against Sapporo as well?