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

J. League · 2020
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' Temperatures are rising at EDION Stadium as Sanfrecce Hiroshima face off against Vissel Kobe in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at EDION Stadium. Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Leandro Pereira is booked for Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' Shunki Higashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 28' Yuta Goke was booked on 28.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' GOAL! Sho Sasaki fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 48' GOAL! Leandro Pereira fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Junya Tanaka. He replaces Yuta Goke on 57 minute.
  • 62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 66' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Gakuto Notsuda trudges off to be replaced by Toshihiro Aoyama on 66 minutes.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Sergi Samper is replaced by Noriaki Fujimoto.
  • 73' Yuki Nogami is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
  • 74' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Yusuke Chajima trudges off to be replaced by Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Gotoku Sakai is replaced by Ryo Hatsuse.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Dankler. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 83' 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 Daigo Nishi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 84' The Brazil Dankler breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 2-1!
  • 89' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Kodai Dohi on, Tsukasa Morishima off on 90 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 Vissel Kobe. Honours even.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 4
Leandro Pereira 3
Patric 3
Patric 2
Iniesta 2
Mutsuki Kato 2
Sho Sasaki 2
Daiki Watari 2

Head to Head

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

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
7%
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.