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Yokohama F. Marinos will host Kashima Antlers at the Nissan Stadium on Sunday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side have endured a poor run of form in the league of late and find themselves 13th in the table with just 26 points from 22 matches.
They were thrashed 4-0 by Gamba Osaka in their last league outing, conceding twice in either half in an overall difficult outing on the road. However, they returned to winning ways in the Emperor's Cup on Wednesday, beating Mito Hollyhock on penalties to advance to the next round of the domestic cup.
Kashima Antlers, meanwhile, are enjoying a strong league campaign and continue their push for the title despite recent struggles. They beat Consadole Sapporo 2-0 last time out in the J1 League, with Shu Morooka opening the scoring on the hour mark before substitute Tomoya Fuji doubled their advantage minutes later.
The visitors sit second in the league table with 41 points from 22 games and will be looking to add to that tally when they play this weekend.
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Kashima Antlers Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 82 meetings between Yokohama FM and Kashima. The hosts have won 29 of those games while the visitors have won 40 times. There have been 13 draws between the two teams.
- The hosts have won four of their last five games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last five games in this fixture.
- The Antlers have scored 36 goals in the J1 League this season, the joint-second-most in the competition so far.
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Kashima Antlers Prediction
Yokohama FM are on a four-game losing streak in the league and have now lost six of their last eight games in the competition. They have lost three of their last four home league games and could struggle here.
Kashima, meanwhile, are on a run of back-to-back victories and have lost just one of their last nine games across all competitions. They are in much better form than their weekend opponents and should come out on top on Sunday.
Prediction: Yokohama F. Marinos 1-2 Kashima Antlers
Yokohama F. Marinos vs Kashima Antlers Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Kashima Antlers to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the last 10 matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in three of their last four matchups)
