Sagan Tosu FC vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Sagan Tosu FC

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Vissel Kobe

Wed 8 Jul 2020 · 10:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'

Daiki Matsuoka 8' Y

Overview

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Sagan Tosu FC vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hiroki Kasahara
Referee Osamu nomura
Referee Yusuke Murata
Referee Tetsuro Yoshida

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

Sagan Tosu FC 15 games · Avg 2.5 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2019-08-23 Sagan Tosu FC 1–6 Vissel Kobe 2019-03-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-11-10 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-02-23 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Vissel Kobe	H	0–1	L
04 Jul	Ōita FC Trinita	A	0–2	L
22 Feb	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–0	D
07 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–1	L
30 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–2	L
23 Nov	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–0	D

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–0	W
04 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–3	L
23 Feb	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D
07 Dec	Júbilo Iwata	H	4–1	W
30 Nov	Kashima Antlers	A	3–1	W
23 Nov	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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 Ekimae Real Estate Stadium that hosts another battle between Sagan Tosu FC and Vissel Kobe.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
8' The referee calls foul for Daiki Matsuoka. He receives a Yellow card.
13' Sagan Tosu FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
18' It is a cagey affair so far. Sagan Tosu FC in their trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact .
23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Eduardo made 444 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
28' Japan international Daiki Matsuoka has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Myung-Hwi Kim will be considering his options from the bench.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Junya Tanaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sagan Tosu FC.
41' Brilliant from the ! Gotoku Sakai makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 41.
46' Daichi Hayashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Renzo Lopez on 46 minute.
51' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' Yuto Uchida has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
60' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Junya Tanaka comes on to replace Keijiro Ogawa.
61' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Kyogo Furuhashi is replaced by Noriaki Fujimoto.
62' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Fuchi Honda is replaced by Tomoya Koyamatsu.
67' The crowd applauds Daiki Miya as he leaves the pitch. Ryoya Morishita steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
72' Sagan Tosu FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
74' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Sergi Samper is withdrawn and Yuta Goke gets his opportunity.
75' GOAL! Douglas scores on 75. Assisted by Iniesta
80' Sergi Samper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sagan Tosu FC so far.
83' The Sagan Tosu FC bench stirs into life. Tiago Alves is withdrawn and Yohei Toyoda gets his opportunity.
88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
90' Hirofumi Watanabe gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Iniesta and will look to change the dynamic.
Full Time. Vissel Kobe beats Sagan Tosu FC

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Eduardo
18
Yohei Takaoka
4
Riki Harakawa C
41
Daiki Matsuoka
38
Daiki Miya ↓ Ryoya Morishita 67'
7
Takeshi Kanamori ↓ Hideto Takahashi 83'
2
Teruki Hara
23
Fuchi Honda ↓ Tomoya Koyamatsu 62'
9
Tiago Alves ↓ Yohei Toyoda 83'
6
Yuto Uchida
20
Renzo Lopez ↓ Daichi Hayashi 46'

Bench

50
Ryang Yong Gi
36
Hideto Takahashi ↑ 83'
11
Yohei Toyoda ↑ 83'
1
Tatsuya Morita
16
Daichi Hayashi ↑ 46'
22
Tomoya Koyamatsu ↑ 62'
28
Ryoya Morishita ↑ 67'

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

24
Gotoku Sakai
6
Sergi Samper ↓ Yuta Goke 74'
33
Dankler
18
Hiroki Iikura
8
Iniesta C ↓ Hirofumi Watanabe 90'
11
Kyogo Furuhashi ↓ Noriaki Fujimoto 61'
25
Leo Osaki
22
Daigo Nishi
49
Douglas
13
Keijiro Ogawa ↓ Junya Tanaka 60'
5
Hotaru Yamaguchi

Bench

19
Ryo Hatsuse
1
Daiya Maekawa
3
Hirofumi Watanabe ↑ 90'
14
Takuya Yasui
27
Yuta Goke ↑ 74'
21
Junya Tanaka ↑ 60'
9
Noriaki Fujimoto ↑ 61'

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Yoshinori Muto	3
Hotaru Yamaguchi	3
Iniesta	3
Douglas	2
Yuya Osako	2
Koya Yuruki	1
Junya Tanaka	1

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-07-04 Ōita FC Trinita 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-02-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2019-12-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2019-11-30 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2019-11-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-02-23 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2019-12-07 Vissel Kobe 4–1 Júbilo Iwata W 2019-11-30 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Vissel Kobe W 2019-11-23 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.78 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC22% Draw29% Vissel Kobe49%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

78%

Sagan Tosu FC or Vissel Kobe

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC15% Draw52% Vissel Kobe33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

13.8%

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 2

10.5%

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

3.9%

2 – 2

3.4%

2 – 0

3.4%

0 – 4

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	14%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	25%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	15%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

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