Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 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 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 Tōkyō 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
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 #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 history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonSanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededVissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe has kicked off!
- 5' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yotaro Nakajima made 335 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' 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.
- 30' 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.
- 35' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' 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 Shunki Higashi suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' GOAL! Mutsuki Kato scores on 42. Assisted by Shunki Higashi
- 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 52' Tetsushi Yamakawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yosuke Ideguchi on 53.
- 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
- 63' What an equalizer from Ren Komatsu!
- 68' 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.
- 72' Vissel Kobe receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Sota Nakamura.
- 77' Taichi Yamasaki was booked on 77.
- 82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 335 games and scored 427 goals.
- 87' 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.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vissel Kobe players.
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Lineups
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
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kyogo Furuhashi 4 Patric 3 Leandro Pereira 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.79 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.53 Vissel Kobe xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 85%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Vissel Kobe winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 5.32Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–6 not predicted5 – 6Actual2 – 2 6%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.