Yokohama F. Marinos welcome Kashiwa Reysol to the Nissan Stadium for a rescheduled J1 League matchday nine fixture on Wednesday (May 29). The hosts will look to bounce back from a harrowing 5-1 defeat at Al Ain in the second leg of the AFC Champions League final over the weekend.
Soufiane Rahimi and Kodjo Laba scored braces, while Kaku also scored in the rout to help the UAE outfit win the trophy with a 6-3 aggregate victory.
Marinos turn their focus back to the domestic scene, where their last game was a 1-1 draw at FC Tokyo.
Kashiwa, meanwhile, also shared the spoils in a 1-1 home draw with Kashiwa Reysol. They took the lead through Yasuto Wakizaka on the half-hour mark, but Kosuke Kinoshita drew level just before the hour-mark.
The draw left Masami Ihara's side in 10th spot, having garnered 22 points from 15 games, while Yokohama are 16th with 17 points.
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Kashiwa Reysol Head-to-Head
Kashiwa have 36 wins from their last 92 head-to-head games with Yokohama, who have won 46 times. Their most recent clash in September saw Kashiwa claim a 2-0 home win.
Yokohama F Marinos form guide (all competitions): L-D-L-W-L
Kashiwa Reysol form guide (all competitions): D-W-W-W-D
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Kashiwa Reysol Team News
Yokohama F. Marinos
Eduardo is the only injury concern for the hosts.
Injury: Eduardo
Doubtful: None
Suspension: None
Kashiwa Reysol
Tomoki Takamine and Hidetaka Maie are unavailable due to injuries. There are no suspension worries for the visitors.
Injuries: Tomoki Takamine, Hidetaka Maie
Doubtful: None
Suspension: None
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Kashiwa Reysol Predicted XIs
Yokohama F. Marinos (4-3-3): William Popp (GK); Katsuya Nagato, Taiki Watanabe, Takumi Kamijima, Ken Matsubara; Takuya Kida, Tae-Hee Nam, Kota Watanabe; Eiber, Anderson Lopes, Yan
Kashiwa Reysol (4-4-2): Kenta Matsumoto (GK); Hiromu Mitsumaru, Taiyo Koga, Tomoya Inukai, Sekine Hiroki; Tomoya Koyamatsu, Eiji Shirai, Sachiro Toshima, Matheus Savio; Kazuki Kumasawa, Mao Hosoya
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Kashiwa Reysol Prediction
Yokohama's last eight games across competitions have had goals at both ends. They were comprehensively beaten in the second leg of the AFC Champions League final, ending with 10 men.
Kashiwa, meanwhile, are unbeaten in five games across competitions but have won one of their last nine visits to Yokohama. Expect the two sides to share the spoils in a low-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Yokohama 1-1 Kashiwa