Yokohama F.Marinos – MF Saito is back from the Olympics. DF Amano is out for the season.

Kawasaki Frontale – GK Ando is back from the Olympics. DF Morishita will be out for at least two months. MF Rene Santos out for a month or so.

10 wins for Frontale, 7 for Marinos, with 4 draws since 2005, all in J1 or the Nabsico Cup.

Yokohama F.Marinos are on a terrific run, after a terrible start and are just six points off the top, while Kawasaki Frontale are winning the most inconsistent team award recently with a win, two draws and two defeats in their last five. Marinos will welcome back Saito from the Olympics and will be hoping that he, along with Marquinhos, Ono and Oguro can continue scoring goals after seeing an average of less than a goal a game in the first half of this season.

Kawasaki Frontale opened the season with decent results, but the points were at odds with the performance of the team and the powers-that-be at the club removed coach Soma and installed Yahiro Kazama and the team prospered. But the last 6 or 7 games have seen an inconsistency that has cut their chances of a top 6 finish. Less than a win here could even see them drop out of the top ten. The fans will not be happy but EXPECT a WIN for YOKOHAMA F.MARINOS!