Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Kawasaki Frontale

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Vissel Kobe

Wed 29 Sep 2021 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 86' Bojan Krkic

Overview

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

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 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

Kawasaki Frontale 24 games · Avg 3.3 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vissel Kobe 2021-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	3–1	W
26 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–1	W
22 Sep	Kashima Antlers	A	2–1	W
18 Sep	Tokushima Vortis	A	3–1	W
28 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–0	W
25 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–1	L

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–3	L
24 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W
18 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–0	W
05 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
28 Aug	FC Tokyo	H	0–1	L
25 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	A	3–1	W

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' Welcome to Todoroki Athletics Stadium that hosts another battle between Kawasaki Frontale and Vissel Kobe.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Yuta Goke is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
13' What a strike from Yoshinori Muto! The score is 0-1.
18' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact .
23' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
33' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
43' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
53' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' What a moment for Leandro Damiao! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
57' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Tatsunori Sakurai departs to be replaced by Daiju Sasaki.
62' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vissel Kobe backline.
65' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 65 minute. Leo Osaki leaves to be changed by Yuta Goke.
70' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
72' A goal from the Belgium international Thomas Vermaelen! He fires home on 72 to make it 2-1!
77' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Ten Miyagi comes on to replace Marcinho.
78' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Iniesta is replaced by Lincoln.
83' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
85' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Akihiro Ienaga makes no mistake. 3-1!
86' The referee calls foul for Bojan Krkic. He receives a Yellow card.
90' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Yu Kobayashi on, Reo Hatate off on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Shintaro Kurumaya ↑ 78'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 90'
20
Kei Chinen ↑ 77'
27
Kenta Tanno
28
Kazuya Yamamura ↑ 78'
17
Kazuki Kozuka
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 77'

Coach Toru Oniki

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Lincoln ↑ 78'
1
Daiya Maekawa
3
Yuki Kobayashi
7
Yuta Goke ↑ 65'
22
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 57'
23
Tetsushi Yamakawa
9
Bojan Krkic ↑ 78'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	4
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Yu Kobayashi	4
Yuya Osako	3
Kyogo Furuhashi	3
Taisei Miyashiro	2
Taisei Miyashiro	2
Hirotaka Mita	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vissel Kobe W 2021-09-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2021-09-22 Kashima Antlers 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-09-18 Tokushima Vortis 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-08-28 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-08-25 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vissel Kobe L 2021-09-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2021-09-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-08-28 Vissel Kobe 0–1 FC Tokyo L 2021-08-25 Oita FC Trinita 1–3 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.18 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.85 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale49% Draw22% Vissel Kobe29%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

71%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

51%

Kawasaki Frontale or Vissel Kobe

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale35% Draw38% Vissel Kobe27%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 3

1 – 0

3.5%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	18%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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