Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo welcome Yokohama F Marinos to the Sapporo Atsubetsu Stadium for a J1 League round 19 fixture on Sunday. The hosts will be looking to bounce back from the 2-0 defeat they suffered away to Kyoto last weekend.
Temma Matsuda and Yuta Toyokawa scored first-half goals to guide their side to all three points.
Yokohama F Marinos, meanwhile, narrowly edged out Sanfrecce Hiroshima with a 3-2 home win in midweek. They went behind to Matsuki Kato's second-minute strike but Yan drew the game level in the 27th minute. Hiroshima retook the lead with 13 minutes left despite being a man down. Anderson Lopes equalized in the 87th minute before assisting Yan for the match-winner.
The victory pushed the Tricolor to 12th spot in the table, having garnered 23 points from 17 games. Sapporo are bottom of the standings on 11 points.
Consadole vs Yokohama F Marinos Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Yokohama Marinos have 29 wins from the last 47 head-to-head games. Hokkaido Sapporo have seven wins to their name while seven games have ended in draws.
- Their most recent clash came in October 2023 when Marinos claimed a 4-1 home win.
- The last five head-to-head games have produced three goals or more.
- Five of Sapporo's last six games in all competitions have produced over 2.5 goals, with four games in this sequence witnessing goals at both ends.
- Twelve of Marinos' last 13 competitive games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
- Yokohama's last six games in all competitions have produced over 2.5 goals.
Consadole vs Yokohama F Marinos Prediction
Hokkaido Consadole are the favorites to get relegated this season and are currently four points away from safety. Mihailo Petrović's side saw their two-game winning streak come to an end last time out and they need to start posting positive results to avoid the drop.
Yokohama F Marinos are winless in their last seven away games (five losses) and have also not won at this ground on their last five visits.
Both sides have been involved in high-scoring games over the last few months and we are backing this trend to continue in a share of the spoils.
Prediction: Consadole 2-2 Yokohama F Marinos
Consadole vs Yokohama F Marinos Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Bold Tip - Both teams to score over 1.5 goals