Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Vissel Kobe

Sun 5 Sep 2021 · 09:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Rhayner 36' Y

Rhayner 37' Y

Douglas Vieira 54' Y

Rhayner 58' R

Rhayner 59' R

Y 64' Thomas Vermaelen

Y 64' Leo Osaki

Y 81' Sergi Samper

Overview

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

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

2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2021-05-01 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D
28 Aug	Ōita FC Trinita	H	4–1	W
25 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L
21 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
09 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–1	D
11 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	0–1	L

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
28 Aug	FC Tokyo	H	0–1	L
25 Aug	Ōita FC Trinita	A	3–1	W
21 Aug	Kashima Antlers	H	1–0	W
09 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–2	L
21 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	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

62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

38% 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

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vissel Kobe

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

5/1

61-75

3/6

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	6 G
Yoshinori Muto	4 G	2 A
Ren Komatsu	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G

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' The 27-year-old Tomoya Fujii has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Yoshinori Muto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
32' Hotaru Yamaguchi makes way for Yuya Nakasaka at the 32 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
36' Rhayner is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
37' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
47' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
52' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's shape.
54' Douglas Vieira was booked on 54.
58' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Rhayner on 58 minutes.
59' Poor challenge from Rhayner. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
64' Thomas Vermaelen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
66' What a moment for Shunki Higashi! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
71' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
72' GOAL! Daiju Sasaki fires home to make it 1-1!
74' Vissel Kobe make a change. Leo Osaki trudges off to be replaced by Lincoln on 74 minutes.
75' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Leo Osaki by Lincoln on 75 minute.
76' Kosei Shibasaki makes way for Kodai Dohi at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
81' Sergi Samper is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
86' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Douglas Vieira by Yuya Asano on 86 minute.
90' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Tomoya Fujii is replaced by Yusuke Chajima.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

27
Rhayner
14
Ezequiel ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 90'
6
Toshihiro Aoyama
38
Keisuke Osako
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↓ Kodai Dohi 75'
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↓ Yoichi Naganuma 86'
24
Shunki Higashi
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Yuya Asano 86'
4
Hayato Araki
15
Tomoya Fujii ↓ Yusuke Chajima 90'
33
Yuta Imazu

Bench

26
Kodai Dohi ↑ 75'
1
Takuto Hayashi
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 90'
16
Kohei Shimizu
29
Yuya Asano ↑ 86'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 90'
41
Yoichi Naganuma ↑ 86'

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

2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-08-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Ōita FC Trinita W 2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-08-09 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-07-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama FC L

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-08-28 Vissel Kobe 0–1 FC Tokyo L 2021-08-25 Ōita FC Trinita 1–3 Vissel Kobe W 2021-08-21 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2021-08-09 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2021-07-21 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima48% Draw23% Vissel Kobe29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

71%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

52%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vissel Kobe

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw39% Vissel Kobe24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	19%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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