The hosts are occupying top spot in the Japanese top flight standings, having collected 39 points from 18 games, just a solitary point clear of second-placed Nagoya, who have played a game more.
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Top meets bottom in J1 League when Yokohama F Marinos host Shanon Bellmare at Nissan Stadium on Sunday. The hosts are occupying top spot in the Japanese top flight standings, having collected 39 points from 18 games, just a solitary point clear of second-placed Nagoya, who have played a game more. Satoshi Yamaguchi’s side, meanwhile, are languishing at the bottom of the 18-team table with just 12 points to their name. The Marinos are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win away to Sanfrecce Hiroshima last weekend , while the visitors were thrashed 4-1 by Urawa Reds.
𝑵𝑬𝑿𝑻 𝑴𝑨𝑻𝑪𝑯!!⚓️🔥
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Yokohama secured their 12th league-win of the season against Hiroshima last time out thanks to Elber’s lone goal five minutes before the break. The result extended Tricolor’s winning run to six games across all competitions, scoring 18 goals and conceding just seven in the period. Having finished top of the Japanese top flight standings for the seventh time in their history last season, Yokohama look set to retain their title this time around. Meanwhile Kevin Muscat’s side have the best home-record in the J1 League this season, collecting 39 points from a possible 54 so far, and they are unbeaten at home across all competitions, since losing 1-0 to Iwata in October last year.
Shonan Bellmare, on the other hand, earned promotion to the J1 league in 2017 and managed to secure a respectable 12th-place finish in the top flight standings last season. However, this time around, the Hiratsuka-based side have clearly struggled to kick on from the previous campaign, with only two wins coming from 18 league-games. Satoshi Yamaguchi’s men suffered their tenth top flight defeat against Urawa Reds last time out despite the fact that Yuki Ohashi’s 53rd-minute effort canceled out Shinzo Koroki’s opener inside the opening 20 minutes. Nevertheless, Takahiro Sakine’s brace and an injury time effort from Jose Kante handed Yamaguchi’s side their fourth successive defeat in all competitions. Meanwhile, Shonan Bellmare are winless in their last 11 away-games across all competitions, while losing six outings in the process.
Yokohoma FM probable starting lineup: Ichimori, Matsubara, Kamijima, Dudu, Koike, Kida, Watnabe, Matheus, Nishimura, Elber, Lopes
Shonan Bellmare: Song, Takahashi, Ono, Yamamoto, Ishihara, Sugioka, Nagaki, Onose, Yamada, Ohashi, Machino
Form Guide
Yokohama FM
| Opponents | Score |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 0-1 (W) |
| Sagan Tosu | 6-1 (W) |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 4-3 (W) |
| Urayasu | 2-0 (W) |
| FC Tokyo | 2-3 (W) |
Shonan Bellmare
| Opponents | Score |
| Urawa Reds | 4-1 (L) |
| Sagan Tosu | 0-6 (L) |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2-3 (L) |
| Kashima Antlers | 1-0 (L) |
| BTOP Hokkaido | 6-1 (W) |
| last 5 match-results | Score |
| Shonan Bellmare draw Yokohama FM | 1-1 |
| Yokohama FM beat Shonan Bellmare | 3-0 |
| Yokohama FM beat Shonan Bellmare | 1-4 |
| Yokohama FM beat Shonan Bellmare | 0-1 |
| Yokohama FM draw Shonan Bellmare | 1-1 |
The J1 League fixture between Yokohama FM and Shonan Bellmare will take place at Nissan stadium on Sunday at 3:30 pm IST.
| Yokohama vs Shonan Bellmare | Key Details |
| Date | July 2 |
| Venue | Nissan Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Japan | 7:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 3:30 pm |
Football fans in Japan can catch the live action via DAZN.
