Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Kawasaki Frontale

3 – 2

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Vissel Kobe

Wed 9 Sep 2020 · 09:30 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'

Y 7' Hirofumi Watanabe

Y 27' Dankler

Y 28' Dankler

Y 81' Ryuho Kikuchi

Overview

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Isao Nishihashi
Referee Shu Kawamata
Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
Referee Yukitaka 26Kumagai

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

2020-09-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe 2020-08-26 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	3–2	W
05 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	3–1	W
29 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	5–0	W
26 Aug	Vissel Kobe	A	2–2	D
23 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
19 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	5–2	W

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–3	L
05 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–1	D
29 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	3–3	D
26 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–2	D
23 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–1	W
19 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–3	L

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' We are underway at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 449 games and scored 475 goals.
7' Hirofumi Watanabe was booked on 7.
8' Magnificent from Yu Kobayashi! That is 80 goals in 444 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sergi Samper, as he is very good at scoring at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
18' 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 Shintaro Kurumaya suffering a number of foals already.
23' Kyogo Furuhashi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Vissel Kobe are in front.
27' Dankler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
28' Dankler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
33' Dankler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
48' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 48 minutes.
53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' Kaoru Mitoma gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Reo Hatate and will look to change the dynamic.
59' Noriaki Fujimoto makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Vissel Kobe are in front.
64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leandro Damiao made 338 appearances and scored 74 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
66' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Akihiro Ienaga exits the field as Yasuto Wakizaka enters on 66.
67' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Shintaro Kurumaya on, Kyohei Noborizato off on 67 minutes.
68' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Takuya Yasui is replaced by Keijiro Ogawa on 68 minute.
73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
76' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Leandro Damiao on, Yu Kobayashi off on 76 minutes.
79' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Noriaki Fujimoto has done his job and it is now time for Yutaro Oda to step up.
81' Ryuho Kikuchi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
83' Goal! Leandro Damiao scores his 74 goal in 338 matches.
85' The deadlock is broken! Taisei Miyashiro gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
90' It’s high time Thorsten Fink made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jesiel
10
Ryota Ohshima
11
Yu Kobayashi ↓ Leandro Damiao 76'
1
Jung Sungryong
6
Hidemasa Morita
2
Kyohei Noborizato ↓ Shintaro Kurumaya 66'
5
Shogo Taniguchi C
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Yasuto Wakizaka 66'
19
Manabu Saito ↓ Taisei Miyashiro 66'
13
Miki Yamane
30
Reo Hatate ↓ Kaoru Mitoma 56'

Bench

7
Shintaro Kurumaya ↑ 66'
8
Yasuto Wakizaka ↑ 66'
25
Ao Tanaka
9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 76'
27
Kenta Tanno
20
Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 66'
18
Kaoru Mitoma ↑ 56'

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
Marcinho	2
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Ryota Ohshima	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-09-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe W 2020-09-05 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-08-26 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-08-19 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-09-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe L 2020-09-05 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2020-08-29 Vissel Kobe 3–3 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2020-08-26 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-08-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2020-08-19 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.62 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale54% Draw20% Vissel Kobe26%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes79% 0% No21%

Avg goals/match: 4.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

74%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

46%

Kawasaki Frontale or Vissel Kobe

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale40% Draw35% Vissel Kobe25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 3

4.3%

4 – 1

3.8%

3 – 3

3.7%

4 – 2

3.7%

2 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	15%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	18%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	14%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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