Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

J. League · 2019
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6 – 2
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sat 5 Oct 2019 · 07:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'
Y 41' Thomas Vermaelen
R 65' Leo Osaki

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

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 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

6
4
10
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Jubilo Iwata A 2–0 W
24 Aug Oita FC Trinita H 0–0 D
17 Aug FC Tōkyō A 1–0 W
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
33% 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
3/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
5/–
61-75
3/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/4
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to score. At the same time, Vissel Kobe does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' GOAL! Sho Inagaki scores on 5.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' 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.
  • 19' A stunning finish from Kyogo Furuhashi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 24' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's shape.
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' Sho Inagaki adds to his 1 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Thomas Vermaelen.
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' Gotoku Sakai, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' The energy levels are beginning to show. Thorsten Fink might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' It’s a booking for Vissel Kobe player. Leo Osaki gets a Red card.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Tsukasa Morishima makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 71' 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.
  • 72' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. So Fujitani is hanging Daigo Nishi on the field on 72 minute.
  • 75' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 75 minute. David Villa leaves to be changed by Junya Tanaka.
  • 77' Brilliant from the ! Junya Tanaka makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 77.
  • 82' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Yoshifumi Kashiwa is replaced by Kohei Shimizu on 83 minute.
  • 84' Hayao Kawabe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 85' Iniesta makes way for Keijiro Ogawa at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Douglas Vieira gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Daiki Watari is ready to make an impact after coming on for Toshihiro Aoyama at the 90 minute mark.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 6-2.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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 Jubilo Iwata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-08-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Oita 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
7%
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%
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.