League-position context
Yokohama F. Marinos rank1st
Vegalta Sendai rank11th
Yokohama F. Marinos points70
Vegalta Sendai points41
Yokohama F. Marinos: #1 ยท 70 pts ยท GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Vegalta Sendai: #11 ยท 41 pts ยท GD -7
23 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.