Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 14 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Futoshi Nakamura
- Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
- Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)
8 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 15 37 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 28 5 FC Machida Zelvia 14 28 6 Gamba Osaka 16 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 14 24 8 Kawasaki Frontale 15 23 9 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 21 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 21 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 20 14 Avispa Fukuoka 16 20 15 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 15 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 15 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Vissel Kobe H 5–6 L 02 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–1 L 29 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 2–2 D 25 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W 18 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–0 W 11 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 6–5 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 6–5 W 02 May Gamba Osaka A 0–5 L 29 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–0 D 11 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W 05 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC A 4–1 W 01 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W Season Stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Vissel Kobe #11 Position #4 21 Points 28 15 Played 14 7 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 5 32 Scored 37 31 Conceded 31 +1 GD +6 1.40 PPG 2.00 47% Win % 64% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history13% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season29% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 11th (21 pts). Vissel Kobe are 4th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-30–/231-451/–46-601/–61-751/376+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededVissel Kobe0-15–/–16-302/231-451/246-60–/261-754/176+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima will turn into a battlefield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe.
- 5' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ren Komatsu scoring 1 goals.
- 10' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' It’s high time Bartosch Gaul made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gotoku Sakai made 266 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mutsuki Kato, as he is very good at scoring at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima with 9 goals in the last 9 games.
- 42' What a strike from Mutsuki Kato! The score is 1-0.
- 47' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
- 52' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 100% of all matches.
- 53' Yosuke Ideguchi was booked on 53.
- 58' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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.
- 63' What an equalizer from Ren Komatsu!
- 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 440 games and scored 463 goals.
- 72' Vissel Kobe receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
- 75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a card for a hard tackle on 75.
- 77' Taichi Yamasaki was booked on 77.
- 82' 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.
- 87' 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 Tsukasa Shiotani suffering a number of foals already.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-6.
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 19
- 1
- 3
- 6
- 24
- 17
- 33
- 15
- 35
- 11
- 39
Bench
- 9
- 18
- 41
- 99
- 16
- 25
- 10
- 40
- 45
Coach Bartosch GaulVissel Kobe Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 10
- 3
- 11
- 24
- 7
- 41
- 71
- 13
- 4
- 25
- 19
Bench
- 1
- 5
- 16
- 23
- 15
- 80
- 44
- 28
- 29
Coach Michael Skibbe -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kyogo Furuhashi 4 Patric 3 Leandro Pereira 3 Sho Inagaki 2 Patric 2 Iniesta 2 Mutsuki Kato 2 Sho Sasaki 2 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe L 2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse W