Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 – 1

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Vissel Kobe

Sun 18 Oct 2020 · 08:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'

Leandro Pereira 21' Y

Y 28' Yuta Goke

Y 78' Dankler

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at EDION Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Hajime Matsuo
Referee Taku Nakano
Referee Koei Koya
Referee Kota Watanabe

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

2020-10-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Vissel Kobe	H	2–1	W
14 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–2	L
10 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–2	W
03 Oct	Sagan Tosu FC	H	3–0	W
27 Sep	Gamba Osaka	H	1–2	L
23 Sep	Oita FC Trinita	A	2–0	W

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–2	L
14 Oct	Oita FC Trinita	H	1–1	D
10 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–4	L
04 Oct	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	3–2	W
30 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
26 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	4–0	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' In just a few seconds EDION Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe.
5' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact .
15' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Yuki Nogami has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Vissel Kobe have won 467 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' Poor challenge from Leandro Pereira. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
28' Poor challenge from Yuta Goke. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
33' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
38' 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.
43' GOAL! Sho Sasaki scores on 43.
48' GOAL! Leandro Pereira scores on 45.
53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
57' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Yuta Goke is withdrawn and Junya Tanaka gets his opportunity.
62' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
66' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Gakuto Notsuda is replaced by Toshihiro Aoyama.
68' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Sergi Samper is replaced by Noriaki Fujimoto on 68 minute.
73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
74' Yoshifumi Kashiwa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yusuke Chajima on 74 minute.
77' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Gotoku Sakai is replaced by Ryo Hatsuse.
78' That is a Yellow card for Vissel Kobe. Dankler will be fuming at that decision.
83' Ryo Hatsuse has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Dankler makes it 2-1.
89' Tsukasa Morishima has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
90' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Tsukasa Morishima is withdrawn and Kodai Dohi gets his opportunity.
Another three points for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

39
Leandro Pereira
14
Ezequiel ↓ Yuya Asano 66'
7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Toshihiro Aoyama 66'
19
Sho Sasaki C
1
Takuto Hayashi
2
Yuki Nogami
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Kodai Dohi 90'
8
Hayao Kawabe
24
Shunki Higashi
23
Hayato Araki
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Yoshifumi Kashiwa 74'

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2020-10-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-10-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-10-10 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-09-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2020-09-23 Oita FC Trinita 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-10-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-10-14 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Oita FC Trinita D 2020-10-10 Kashiwa Reysol 4–3 Vissel Kobe L 2020-10-04 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–3 Vissel Kobe W 2020-09-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-09-26 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.53 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima57% Draw20% Vissel Kobe23%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

77%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

43%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vissel Kobe

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima42% Draw36% Vissel Kobe22%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

3 – 2

5.4%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.7%

4 – 2

3.5%

1 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	16%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	19%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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