Fagiano Okayama FC vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Fagiano Okayama FC vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at City Light Stadium.
- Fagiano Okayama FC 18 games · 26 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | Vissel Kobe | H | 1–2 | L |
| 05 Jul | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 0–1 | L |
| 28 Jun | Kashima Antlers | A | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Jun | Yokohama F.Marinos | A | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Jun | Avispa Fukuoka | H | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Jun | Shonan Bellmare | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul | Fagiano Okayama FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Jul | Shonan Bellmare | H | 4–0 | W |
| 02 Jul | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Jun | Avispa Fukuoka | A | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Jun | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Jun | Nagoya Grampus | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Fagiano Okayama FC | Vissel Kobe | |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | Position | #1 |
| 26 | Points | 35 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 8 / 0 / 10 | W / D / L | 11 / 0 / 7 |
| 41 | Scored | 41 |
| 46 | Conceded | 37 |
| -5 | GD | +4 |
| 1.44 | PPG | 1.94 |
| 44% | Win % | 61% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
100%
Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this season
Fagiano Okayama FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
Vissel Kobe this season
Fagiano Okayama FC are 6th (26 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Fagiano Okayama FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
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' In just a few seconds City Light Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Fagiano Okayama FC and Vissel Kobe.
- 5' Fagiano Okayama FC is showing some good football. However, Fagiano Okayama FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
- 20' The 29-year-old Yuta Kamiya has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 23' Fagiano Okayama FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 23.
- 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
- 30' Erik is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
- 35' Tetsushi Yamakawa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fagiano Okayama FC tonight.
- 38' A change in the Fagiano Okayama FC ranks — Yuta Kamiya exits the field as Eiji Miyamoto enters on 38.
- 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 48' Fagiano Okayama FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' 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.
- 58' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ryunosuke Sato is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
- 63' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 64' GOAL! Taisei Miyashiro scores on 64. Assisted by Daiju Sasaki
- 66' The Fagiano Okayama FC manager makes a substitution. Takaya Kimura departs to be replaced by Werik.
- 71' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 73' Koya Yuruki is replacing Rikuto Hirose for the Vissel Kobe side.
- 77' A change in the Fagiano Okayama FC ranks — Ibuki Fujita exits the field as Kazunari Ichimi enters on 77.
- 81' Yuki Honda gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Katsuya Nagato and will look to change the dynamic.
- 86' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Katsuya Nagato scoring 1 goals.
- 87' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Yuya Kuwasaki comes on to replace Gotoku Sakai.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vissel Kobe players.
Lineups
Fagiano Okayama FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 49
- 88
- 18
- 2
- 8
-
24
Ibuki Fujita ↓ Kazunari Ichimi 77'
-
33
Yuta Kamiya ↓ Eiji Miyamoto 38'
- 15
- 39
-
27
Takaya Kimura ↓ Werik 66'
-
99
Lucao ↓ Noah Browne 77'
Bench
- 77
-
22
Kazunari Ichimi ↑ 77'
-
28
Masaya Matsumoto ↑ 66'
-
98
Werik ↑ 66'
-
–
Eiji Miyamoto ↑ 38'
-
45
Noah Browne ↑ 77'
- 19
- 5
- 17
Vissel Kobe Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
-
27
Erik ↓ Ren Komatsu 81'
-
24
Gotoku Sakai ↓ Yuya Kuwasaki 87'
- 7
-
41
Katsuya Nagato ↓ Yuki Honda 81'
- 6
- 1
- 13
- 9
-
23
Rikuto Hirose ↓ Koya Yuruki 73'
- 4
Bench
- 21
- 18
- 31
-
14
Koya Yuruki ↑ 73'
-
30
Kakeru Yamauchi ↑ 87'
-
25
Yuya Kuwasaki ↑ 87'
-
15
Yuki Honda ↑ 81'
- 77
-
29
Ren Komatsu ↑ 81'
Coach
Takayuki Yoshida
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Taisei Miyashiro | 2 |
| Takaya Kimura | 2 |
| Ataru Esaka | 2 |
| Erik | 1 |
| Katsuya Nagato | 1 |
| Takahiro Ogihara | 1 |
| Yuta Goke | 1 |
| Yoshitake Suzuki | 1 |
Head to Head
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2025-07-20
Fagiano Okayama FC
1–2
Vissel Kobe
L
2025-07-05
Fagiano Okayama FC
0–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
L
2025-06-28
Kashima Antlers
1–2
Fagiano Okayama FC
W
2025-06-21
Yokohama F.Marinos
0–1
Fagiano Okayama FC
W
2025-06-15
Fagiano Okayama FC
0–1
Avispa Fukuoka
L
2025-06-01
Shonan Bellmare
1–1
Fagiano Okayama FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52
Fagiano Okayama FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14
Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 69%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vissel Kobe win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 2.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 3.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 4.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
Double Chance
Fagiano Okayama FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
72%
Fagiano Okayama FC or Vissel Kobe
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Vissel Kobe win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
4.1%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 0
3.4%
3 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Fagiano Okayama FC
| Handicap | Fagiano Okayama FC covers | Push | Vissel Kobe covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 8% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 14% | 73% |
| -0.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| +0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +1 | 49% | 20% | 31% |
| +1.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +2 | 69% | 15% | 15% |
| +2.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
Clean Sheet
Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.