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	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

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

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

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' And we are off! Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe — let the football do the talking.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
7' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hirofumi Watanabe.
8' Yu Kobayashi doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
13' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
18' The 34-year-old Dankler has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
23' Kyogo Furuhashi adds to his 0 season tally! Vissel Kobe lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dankler.
28' The referee has no hesitation. Dankler is booked for Vissel Kobe — Yellow card on 28.
33' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's shape.
38' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
43' Hirofumi Watanabe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
48' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
56' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Reo Hatate exits the field as Kaoru Mitoma enters on 56.
59' Brilliant from the ! Noriaki Fujimoto makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 59.
64' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
66' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Yasuto Wakizaka comes on to replace Akihiro Ienaga.
67' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Kyohei Noborizato exits the field as Shintaro Kurumaya enters on 67.
68' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Takuya Yasui has done his job and it is now time for Keijiro Ogawa to step up.
73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
76' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Yu Kobayashi is withdrawn and Leandro Damiao gets his opportunity.
79' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Noriaki Fujimoto has done his job and it is now time for Yutaro Oda to step up.
81' The referee shows Vissel Kobe player a Yellow card on 81.
83' Leandro Damiao makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
85' Sensational shot from Taisei Miyashiro. Kawasaki Frontale is back in the lead.
90' 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.
Another three points for Kawasaki Frontale.

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
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Ryota Ohshima	2
Shin Yamada	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.