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

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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

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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	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

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	Jubilo Iwata	A	2–0	W
24 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	H	0–0	D
17 Aug	FC Tokyo	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

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' Three points are at stake. Sanfrecce Hiroshima host Vissel Kobe — let the battle begin!
5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sho Inagaki on 5.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
19' Kyogo Furuhashi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 19 minutes.
24' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' Japan international Sho Sasaki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' Against the run of play, Sho Inagaki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
41' Vissel Kobe receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
46' Keijiro Ogawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
51' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ren Komatsu scoring 1 goals.
56' 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.
61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
65' It’s a booking for Vissel Kobe player. Leo Osaki gets a Red card.
66' GOAL! Tsukasa Morishima scores on 66.
71' The 42-year-old Iniesta has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
72' The crowd applauds Daigo Nishi as he leaves the pitch. So Fujitani steps in for Vissel Kobe.
75' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace David Villa by Junya Tanaka on 75 minute.
77' Junya Tanaka makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Vissel Kobe are in front.
82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
83' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Yoshifumi Kashiwa by Kohei Shimizu on 83 minute.
84' Hayao Kawabe does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
85' Vissel Kobe make a change. Iniesta trudges off to be replaced by Keijiro Ogawa on 85 minutes.
90' What a moment for Douglas Vieira! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Daiki Watari comes on to replace Toshihiro Aoyama.
Vissel Kobe will have plenty to reflect on. Sanfrecce Hiroshima were simply the better side today.

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 Jubilo Iwata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-08-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Oita FC Trinita D 2019-08-17 FC Tokyo 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.