Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

5 – 6

4 – 5 pen

Full Time

Vissel Kobe

Wed 6 May 2026 · 06:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 27,028 HT 45' · FT 45'

Mutsuki Kato 42' 1–0

1–1 63' Ren Komatsu

Y 53' Yosuke Ideguchi

Y 72' Thuler

Sota Nakamura 75' Y

Taichi Yamasaki 77' Y

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2025-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2025-07-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-07-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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

Vissel Kobe

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
#4	Position	#1
30	Points	35
18	Played	18
10 / 0 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 0 / 7
41	Scored	41
33	Conceded	37
+8	GD	+4
1.67	PPG	1.94
56%	Win %	61%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

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! Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe — let the football do the talking.
5' 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.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 444 games and scored 467 goals.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Shuto Nakano is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
25' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
42' The deadlock is broken! Mutsuki Kato gets on the scoresheet on 42 minutes.
47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
53' It’s a booking for Vissel Kobe player. Yosuke Ideguchi gets a card.
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 composure from Ren Komatsu! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
68' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
72' Thuler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 72.
75' Sota Nakamura catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 75.
77' It’s gonna be a card for Taichi Yamasaki.
82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5-6 Vissel Kobe.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bartosch Gaul

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Leandro Pereira	3
Patric	3
Mutsuki Kato	2
Sho Sasaki	2
Daiki Watari	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2
Sho Inagaki	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

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe W 2026-05-02 Gamba Osaka 5–0 Vissel Kobe L 2026-04-29 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2026-04-11 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-04-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe W 2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.79 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

2.53 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 85%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima40% Draw21% Vissel Kobe39%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes85% 0% No15%

Avg goals/match: 5.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	97%	3%
± 2.5	89%	11%
± 3.5	76%	24%
± 4.5	60%	40%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

61%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

60%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vissel Kobe

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw32% Vissel Kobe31%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–6 not predicted

5 – 6

Actual

2 – 2

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

4.9%

2 – 1

4.9%

3 – 3

4.5%

1 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 1

4.1%

4 – 2

3.8%

1 – 3

3.7%

4 – 3

3.2%

2 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	13%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	16%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	15%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	11%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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