Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2019

Kawasaki Frontale

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Vissel Kobe

Sat 28 Sep 2019 · 08:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Y 36' Hotaru Yamaguchi

Y 66' Kyogo Furuhashi

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ryuji Sato
Referee Jun Mihara
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Osamu Akasaka

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	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō 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

Kawasaki Frontale 24 games · Avg 3.3 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2019-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-01-31 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	1–2	L
14 Sep	Júbilo Iwata	H	2–0	W
01 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–2	L
24 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–2	D
17 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–2	D
10 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–3	L

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–1	W
14 Sep	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	H	2–1	W
31 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–3	L
23 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	A	6–1	W
17 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–0	W
10 Aug	Ōita FC Trinita	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale		Vissel Kobe
#14	Position	#1
28	Points	35
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 7
38	Scored	41
40	Conceded	37
-2	GD	+4
1.56	PPG	1.94
56%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

1/3

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vissel Kobe

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/2

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

Marcinho	6 G	1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka	2 G	3 A
Tatsuya Ito	2 G	1 A
Lazar Romanic	2 G

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Vissel Kobe.
5' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' A quiet spell here at . Kawasaki Frontale seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
25' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' Sergi Samper, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
36' The referee calls foul for Hotaru Yamaguchi. He receives a Yellow card.
41' 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.
44' David Villa puts Vissel Kobe on the lead.
49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yu Kobayashi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
54' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Hokuto Shimoda trudges off to be replaced by Yasuto Wakizaka on 54 minutes.
59' Hotaru Yamaguchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
64' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. David Villa is replaced by Junya Tanaka.
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kyogo Furuhashi.
68' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Hiroyuki Abe by Tatsuya Hasegawa on 68 minute.
70' Against the run of play, Leo Osaki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
75' Leandro Damiao is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ao Tanaka at the 75 minute mark.
80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
83' The supporters are chanting for Takuya Yasui. He replaces Iniesta on 83 minute.
88' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
90' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Kyogo Furuhashi is withdrawn and Keijiro Ogawa gets his opportunity.
Kawasaki Frontale will have plenty to reflect on. Vissel Kobe were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	4
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Yu Kobayashi	4
Yuya Osako	3
Kyogo Furuhashi	3
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Ryota Ohshima	2
Shin Yamada	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2019-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2019-09-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2019-09-01 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-08-24 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2019-08-17 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2019-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale L

Vissel Kobe Form

2019-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2019-09-14 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Matsumoto Yamaga FC W 2019-08-31 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2019-08-23 Sagan Tosu FC 1–6 Vissel Kobe W 2019-08-17 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2019-08-10 Ōita FC Trinita 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.96 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

2.12 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Kawasaki Frontale or Vissel Kobe 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw24% Vissel Kobe40%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

60%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

64%

Kawasaki Frontale or Vissel Kobe

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale29% Draw37% Vissel Kobe34%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 3

4.9%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.3%

0 – 2

3.9%

2 – 0

3.4%

3 – 3

3.3%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	16%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	18%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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