Avispa Fukuoka vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Avispa Fukuoka vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
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 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 #16 Position #4 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 history11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonAvispa Fukuoka are 16th (21 pts). Vissel Kobe are 4th (35 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Avispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/246-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ ConcededVissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Vissel Kobe kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Avispa Fukuoka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 22' It’s a booking for Avispa Fukuoka player. Kaoru Yamawaki gets a card.
- 24' Kaoru Yamawaki puts Avispa Fukuoka on the lead.
- 29' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Diego has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuma Tsujioka made 200 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 39' Avispa Fukuoka receives a card for a hard tackle on 39.
- 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
- 49' 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 Kazuki Fujimoto suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' What a strike from Thuler! The score is 1-1.
- 55' Shuichi Gonda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 100% of all matches.
- 65' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' 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.
- 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Avispa Fukuoka that had 200 games and scored 210 goals.
- 80' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Thuler scoring 1 goals.
- 85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' The referee shows Avispa Fukuoka player a card on 90.
- With this win, Vissel Kobe is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Avispa Fukuoka Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 34
- 5
- 16
- 22
- 29
- 25
- 11
- 7
- 15
- 41
- 33
Bench
- 45
- 8
- 37
- 2
- 6
- 99
- 18
- 32
- 27
Coach Shinya TsukaharaVissel Kobe Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 10
- 3
- 11
- 24
- 7
- 71
- 13
- 16
- 23
- 15
- 80
Bench
- 14
- 41
- 1
- 5
- 26
- 2
- 19
- 44
- 29
Coach Michael Skibbe -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuya Osako 3 Yuki Kobayashi 3 Yoshinori Muto 2 Kyogo Furuhashi 2 Taisei Miyashiro 1 Tetsushi Yamakawa 1 Iniesta 1 Yuya Yamagishi 1 Head to Head
Avispa Fukuoka Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.16 Avispa Fukuoka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.47 Vissel Kobe xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vissel Kobe winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.63Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Vissel Kobe win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–1 not predicted0 – 1Actual2 – 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 4%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.