Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

J. League · 2021
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Sep Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
28 Aug Oita 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
28 Aug FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L
25 Aug Oita 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
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 wait is over. Vissel Kobe get us underway at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Japan international Yoichi Naganuma has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' 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 Rhayner suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Yuya Nakasaka comes on to replace Hotaru Yamaguchi.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rhayner.
  • 37' Rhayner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' Tomoya Fujii has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 47' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Douglas Vieira.
  • 58' Rhayner picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rhayner on 59.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thomas Vermaelen.
  • 66' Shunki Higashi does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
  • 71' 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.
  • 72' GOAL! Daiju Sasaki fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 74' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Leo Osaki has done his job and it is now time for Lincoln to step up.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Leo Osaki as he leaves the pitch. Lincoln steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • 76' Kodai Dohi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kosei Shibasaki on 76 minute.
  • 81' Vissel Kobe receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
  • 86' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Douglas Vieira exits the field as Yuya Asano enters on 86.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yusuke Chajima on, Tomoya Fujii off on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-1 Vissel Kobe.

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
Mutsuki Kato 2
Sho Sasaki 2
Daiki Watari 2
Tsukasa Morishima 2
Sho Inagaki 2

Head to Head

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-08-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Oita 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 Tōkyō L 2021-08-25 Oita 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.