Avispa Fukuoka vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Avispa Fukuoka

0 – 1

Full Time

Vissel Kobe

Sat 23 May 2026 · 05:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium 9,573 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45+5' Thuler

Kaoru Yamawaki 22' Y

Teppei Oka 39' Y

Abdul Hanan Sani Brown 90' Y

Overview

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Avispa Fukuoka vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.

Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

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

Avispa Fukuoka 12 games · Avg 1.4 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-23 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2026-02-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2025-06-28 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Vissel Kobe 2025-03-01 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2024-09-01 Avispa Fukuoka 0–2 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Vissel Kobe	H	0–1	L
10 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	4–5	L
06 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	0–1	L
03 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–2	D
29 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–2	D
25 Apr	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–2	L

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
17 May	V-Varen Nagasaki	A	4–5	L
13 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	1–0	W
10 May	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	0–3	L
06 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	6–5	W
02 May	Gamba Osaka	A	0–5	L

Season Stats

Avispa Fukuoka		Vissel Kobe
#10	Position	#1
21	Points	35
18	Played	18
7 / 0 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 7
49	Scored	41
59	Conceded	37
-10	GD	+4
1.17	PPG	1.94
39%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vissel Kobe

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Avispa Fukuoka gets underway.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Thuler suffering a number of foals already.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Avispa Fukuoka and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
22' Avispa Fukuoka receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
24' The deadlock is broken! Kaoru Yamawaki gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
29' It is a cagey affair so far. Avispa Fukuoka in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact 3-4-2-1.
34' Japan international Takumi Kamijima has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' Poor challenge from Teppei Oka. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
44' A quiet spell here at Best Denki Stadium. Avispa Fukuoka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
49' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thuler makes no mistake. 1-1!
55' With 2 assists to his name this season, Yosuke Ideguchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Avispa Fukuoka.
60' Avispa Fukuoka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
65' Avispa Fukuoka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
70' Avispa Fukuoka currently sit 15 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Caetano made 372 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
90' Abdul Hanan Sani Brown was booked on 90.
With this win, Vissel Kobe is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shinya Tsukahara

Vissel Kobe Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuki Kobayashi	3
Yuya Osako	3
Yoshinori Muto	2
Kyogo Furuhashi	2
Tetsushi Yamakawa	1
Iniesta	1
Yuya Yamagishi	1
Douglas	1

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2026-05-23 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2026-05-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 5–4 Avispa Fukuoka L 2026-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-05-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-04-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka L

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-05-23 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2026-05-17 V-Varen Nagasaki 5–4 Vissel Kobe L 2026-05-13 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-05-10 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe W 2026-05-02 Gamba Osaka 5–0 Vissel Kobe L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.16 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.47 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka33% Draw22% Vissel Kobe45%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes80% 0% No20%

Avg goals/match: 4.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	67%	33%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

56%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

67%

Avispa Fukuoka or Vissel Kobe

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka29% Draw35% Vissel Kobe36%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.4%

1 – 1

5.9%

2 – 1

5.6%

2 – 3

5.4%

1 – 3

5.1%

3 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3 – 3

3.9%

2 – 4

3.4%

1 – 4

3.2%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	10%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	15%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	17%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	13%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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