Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2019

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

6 – 2

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Vissel Kobe

Sat 5 Oct 2019 · 07:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'

Y 41' Thomas Vermaelen

R 65' Leo Osaki

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 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	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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Vissel Kobe 2019-04-14 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-08-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Vissel Kobe	H	6–2	W
28 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–3	L
31 Aug	Júbilo Iwata	A	2–0	W
24 Aug	Ōita FC Trinita	H	0–0	D
17 Aug	FC Tōkyō	A	1–0	W

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–6	L
28 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–1	W
14 Sep	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	H	2–1	W
31 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–3	L
23 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	A	6–1	W
17 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–0	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

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

43% 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

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe has kicked off!
5' What a moment for Sho Inagaki! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Iniesta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kyogo Furuhashi makes it 1-1.
24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Thorsten Fink might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' Goal! Sho Inagaki scores his 46 goal in 340 matches.
41' The referee calls foul for Thomas Vermaelen. He receives a Yellow card.
46' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
51' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Douglas Vieira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
61' A quiet spell here at . Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
65' Vissel Kobe receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 65.
66' Tsukasa Morishima doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Thorsten Fink will be considering his options from the bench.
72' Vissel Kobe make a change. Daigo Nishi trudges off to be replaced by So Fujitani on 72 minutes.
75' The crowd applauds David Villa as he leaves the pitch. Junya Tanaka steps in for Vissel Kobe.
77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Junya Tanaka makes it 3-2.
82' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
83' Kohei Shimizu gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Yoshifumi Kashiwa and will look to change the dynamic.
84' The deadlock is broken! Hayao Kawabe gets on the scoresheet on 84 minutes.
85' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Iniesta is replaced by Keijiro Ogawa.
90' GOAL! Douglas Vieira fires home to make it 5-2!
90' The crowd applauds Toshihiro Aoyama as he leaves the pitch. Daiki Watari steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

44
Rhayner
19
Sho Sasaki
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Daiki Watari 90'
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↓ Kohei Shimizu 83'
14
Tsukasa Morishima
15
Sho Inagaki
40
Hayao Kawabe
20
Douglas Vieira ↓ Hiroya Matsumoto 90'
23
Hayato Araki

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

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

2019-10-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Vissel Kobe W 2019-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-09-14 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-08-31 Júbilo Iwata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-08-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Ōita FC Trinita D 2019-08-17 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Vissel Kobe Form

2019-10-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Vissel Kobe L 2019-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2019-09-14 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Matsumoto Yamaga FC W 2019-08-31 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2019-08-23 Sagan Tosu FC 1–6 Vissel Kobe W 2019-08-17 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.75 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.86 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima56% Draw20% Vissel Kobe24%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	82%	18%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

76%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

44%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vissel Kobe

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima43% Draw34% Vissel Kobe23%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 1

5.8%

3 – 2

5.7%

1 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

4.3%

2 – 0

4 – 2

3.9%

2 – 3

3.9%

3 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	16%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	19%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	12%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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