Cerezo Osaka FC vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 17 Jul 2021 · 10:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Hideaki Nishio
Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
Referee Daisuke Sakurai
Referee Keigo Sendachi
Referee Yasuyuki Igarashi (Japan)

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

2021-07-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2021-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-16 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vissel Kobe 2019-11-23 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D
30 May	Vegalta Sendai	A	1–1	D
26 May	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
23 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–2	L
15 May	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D
08 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–1	D
03 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–1	W
23 Jun	Yokohama FC	H	5–0	W
19 Jun	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–1	W
30 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–1	D
26 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–1	W

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' That's the starting whistle at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Cerezo Osaka FC and Vissel Kobe.
5' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 444 games and scored 467 goals.
25' 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.
30' A goal from the Japan international Kyogo Furuhashi! He fires home on 30 to make it 0-1!
35' 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 Daiju Sasaki suffering a number of foals already.
40' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 12 cards already picked up this season.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Kato Mutsuki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hiroshi Kiyotake on 46 minute.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Levir Culpi might look to freshen things up shortly.
58' Ryotaro Hironaga gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Hiroki Iikura and will look to change the dynamic.
63' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Tiago Pagnussat has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
64' Vissel Kobe make a change. Yuya Nakasaka trudges off to be replaced by Shion Inoue on 64 minutes.
69' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact .
74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
79' Yuya Nakasaka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 444 appearances.
81' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 81 minute. Sergi Samper leaves to be changed by Asahi Masuyama.
82' Daiju Sasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kyogo Furuhashi at the 82 minute mark.
87' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kim Jinhyeon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
88' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Riki Matsuda on, Yoshito Okubo off on 88 minutes.
90' Assisted by Yusuke Maruhashi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Koji Toriumi makes no mistake. 1-1!
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Tiago Pagnussat ↓ Koji Toriumi 88'
25
Hiroaki Okuno
21
Kim Jinhyeon
4
Riki Harakawa
20
Yoshito Okubo ↓ Riki Matsuda 88'
2
Riku Matsuda
14
Yusuke Maruhashi
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake ↓ Kato Mutsuki 46'
17
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
33
Ryuya Nishio
19
Hirotaka Tameda ↓ Toshiyuki Takagi 46'

Bench

5
Naoyuki Fujita
13
Toshiyuki Takagi ↑ 46'
30
Hinata Kida
50
Kenya Matsui
29
Kato Mutsuki ↑ 46'
22
Riki Matsuda ↑ 88'
24
Koji Toriumi ↑ 88'

Coach Levir Culpi

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

32
Ryotaro Hironaga ↑ 58'
37
Asahi Masuyama ↑ 81'
21
Junya Tanaka
22
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 82'
20
Shion Inoue ↑ 64'
23
Tetsushi Yamakawa
40
Ayub Masika ↑ 82'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-07-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-05-30 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-05-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-07-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-07-03 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2021-06-23 Vissel Kobe 5–0 Yokohama FC W 2021-06-19 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2021-05-30 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-26 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.89 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Vissel Kobe 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC42% Draw25% Vissel Kobe33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

58%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Vissel Kobe

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC33% Draw40% Vissel Kobe27%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 0

4.9%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

4.2%

0 – 2

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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