Cerezo Osaka FC vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Cerezo Osaka FC

0 – 0

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Vissel Kobe

Wed 22 Jul 2020 · 10:30 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 45' Hirofumi Watanabe

Y 49' Daigo Nishi

Overview

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Masuya Ueda
Referee Akihito Kawasaki
Referee Hiromichi Oka
Referee Ryosuke Murai

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 22 games · Avg 2.4 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vissel Kobe 2019-11-23 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2018-08-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	0–0	D
18 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
12 Jul	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–2	L
08 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
04 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
22 Feb	Oita FC Trinita	H	1–0	W

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–0	D
18 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	3–1	W
11 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–0	W
04 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–3	L
23 Feb	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC		Vissel Kobe
#2	Position	#1
31	Points	35
18	Played	18
11 / 0 / 7	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 7
48	Scored	41
38	Conceded	37
+10	GD	+4
1.72	PPG	1.94
61%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

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' Temperatures are rising at Yanmar Stadium Nagai as Cerezo Osaka FC face off against Vissel Kobe in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gotoku Sakai is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' 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 0% of all matches.
20' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' Sergi Samper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
30' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
35' Riku Matsuda, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' 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 Douglas suffering a number of foals already.
45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hirofumi Watanabe.
46' Ken Tokura makes way for Yuta Toyokawa at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
49' The referee shows Vissel Kobe player a Yellow card on 49.
54' Hiroki Iikura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
59' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 396 goals from 369 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
69' Vissel Kobe 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.
74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
75' The supporters are chanting for Daiju Sasaki. He replaces Sergi Samper on 75 minute.
77' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Hiroshi Kiyotake departs to be replaced by Eiichi Katayama.
80' Junya Tanaka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Douglas at the 80 minute mark.
85' Iniesta has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
86' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto departs to be replaced by Yoichiro Kakitani.
90' Kyogo Furuhashi makes way for Yutaro Oda at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Leandro Desabato
25
Hiroaki Okuno
21
Kim Jinhyeon
9
Ken Tokura ↓ Yuta Toyokawa 46'
5
Naoyuki Fujita
2
Riku Matsuda
22
Matej Jonjic
14
Yusuke Maruhashi
3
Yasuki Kimoto
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake C ↓ Eiichi Katayama 77'
17
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Yoichiro Kakitani 86'

Bench

Coach Lotina

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Daiya Maekawa
44
So Fujitani
14
Takuya Yasui
27
Yuta Goke ↑ 80'
21
Junya Tanaka ↑ 80'
38
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 75'
41
Yutaro Oda ↑ 90'

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	2
Yoichiro Kakitani	2
Taisei Miyashiro	2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	2
Leo Ceara	2
Kato Mutsuki	2
Hotaru Yamaguchi	2
Masaya Shibayama	1

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2020-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vissel Kobe D 2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-07-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-07-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-07-04 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Oita FC Trinita W

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vissel Kobe D 2020-07-18 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-07-11 Oita FC Trinita 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-02-23 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Yokohama FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.68 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Vissel Kobe 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC44% Draw26% Vissel Kobe30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

56%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Vissel Kobe

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC32% Draw44% Vissel Kobe24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

1 – 0

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.5%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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