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Albirex Niigata vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Albirex Niigata
2 – 2
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sun 26 Oct 2025 · 05:00 UTC Denka Big Swan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Takuya Shimamura 48' Y
Soya Fujiwara 51' Y
Y 90' Takahiro Ogihara

Overview

Match Preview

Albirex Niigata vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

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Albirex Niigata 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-26 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2025-04-06 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Albirex Niigata 2024-09-22 Albirex Niigata 2–3 Vissel Kobe 2024-05-06 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Albirex Niigata 2023-07-07 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D
18 Oct Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L
04 Oct Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–1 D
27 Sep Gamba Osaka A 2–4 L
23 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 0–0 D
20 Sep Yokohama FC A 0–1 L
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Albirex Niigata A 2–2 D
17 Oct Kashima Antlers H 0–0 D
04 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
27 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W
23 Sep Tokyo Verdy H 4–0 W
12 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Albirex Niigata is hosting Vissel Kobe for another epic battle.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Albirex Niigata must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Albirex Niigata and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' It looks surprising Albirex Niigata does not make any changes. Eiji Shirai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Albirex Niigata are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vissel Kobe backline.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Daiju Sasaki on, Haruya Ide off on 46 minutes.
  • 48' Yuya Osako makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Vissel Kobe are in front.
  • 48' That is a card for Albirex Niigata. Takuya Shimamura will be fuming at that decision.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Soya Fujiwara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 52' Against the run of play, Yuya Osako has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takayuki Yoshida will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 62' Another change for Albirex Niigata made on 62 minute. Abdelrahman Saidi leaves to be changed by Matheus Moraes.
  • 67' It’s high time Toru Irie made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Vissel Kobe have won 467 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 74' Against the run of play, Takuya Shimamura has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 75' Yosuke Ideguchi is replacing Yuya Kuwasaki for the Vissel Kobe side.
  • 80' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 81' Vissel Kobe make a change. Taisei Miyashiro trudges off to be replaced by Koya Yuruki on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Japan international Kaito Taniguchi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' Yamato Wakatsuki has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Takahiro Ogihara on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Albirex Niigata and Vissel Kobe share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Irie

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Osako 3
Ryo Endo 2
Yoshinori Muto 1
Gotoku Sakai 1
Ryuho Kikuchi 1
Yuji Ono 1
Motoki Nagakura 1
Motoki Hasegawa 1

Head to Head

2025-10-26 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2025-04-06 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Albirex Niigata 2024-09-22 Albirex Niigata 2–3 Vissel Kobe 2024-05-06 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Albirex Niigata 2023-07-07 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Vissel Kobe

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-10-26 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2025-10-18 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Albirex Niigata L 2025-10-04 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2025-09-27 Gamba Osaka 4–2 Albirex Niigata L 2025-09-23 Albirex Niigata 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-09-20 Yokohama FC 1–0 Albirex Niigata L

Vissel Kobe Form

2025-10-26 Albirex Niigata 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2025-10-17 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2025-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2025-09-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-09-12 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.37 Albirex Niigata xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Albirex Niigata or Vissel Kobe 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Albirex Niigata38% Draw29% Vissel Kobe33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Albirex Niigata or Draw
67%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
62%
Albirex Niigata or Vissel Kobe
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Albirex Niigata28% Draw48% Vissel Kobe24%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.