Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 – 0

Full Time

Vissel Kobe

Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima 18,721 HT 45' · FT 45'

Takaaki Shichi 7' 1–0

Mutsuki Kato 31' 2–0

Gakuto Notsuda 47' Y

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)

Match Details

Referee Hajime Matsuo
Assistant 1 Hideaki Nishio
Assistant 2 Toshiyuki Tanaka

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

2023-09-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2023-05-13 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-10-08 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-03-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	2–0	W
02 Sep	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–0	W
26 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–0	D
19 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	3–2	W
13 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–1	L

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–2	L
03 Sep	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	2–1	W
26 Aug	FC Tōkyō	A	2–2	D
19 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–1	D
12 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–0	W
06 Aug	Yokohama FC	A	0–2	L

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

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

43% 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

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vissel Kobe

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/2

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to EDION Stadium Hiroshima that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takayuki Yoshida will be considering his options from the bench.
7' Takaaki Shichi does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
12' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Vissel Kobe's compact 4-1-2-3.
17' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
22' Gotoku Sakai has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' The Japan Mutsuki Kato breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 2-0!
36' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's 4-1-2-3 shape.
41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daiya Maekawa made 449 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Shuhei Kawasaki is replaced by Daiju Sasaki.
47' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a card for a hard tackle on 47.
52' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
54' The whistle greets Gakuto Notsuda as he departs to be replaced by Shunki Higashi.
59' Marcos Junior, a Brazil , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
64' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Nanasei Iino on, Ryo Hatsuse off on 64 minutes.
69' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
71' Balint Vecsei gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Leo Osaki and will look to change the dynamic.
76' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Marcos Junior exits the field as Taishi Matsumoto enters on 76.
80' Vissel Kobe make a change. Yuki Honda trudges off to be replaced by Mata on 80 minutes.
85' Japan international Daiju Sasaki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
90' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Taichi Yamasaki comes on to replace Makoto Mitsuta.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

14
Ezequiel
22
Goro Kawanami
3
Taichi Yamasaki ↑ 90'
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 76'
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 54'
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 54'
32
Sota Koshimichi ↑ 76'

Coach Michael Skibbe

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

3
Thuler ↑ 46'
–
Mata ↑ 80'
22
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 46'
–
Balint Vecsei ↑ 71'
20
Mizuki Arai
2
Nanasei Iino ↑ 64'
28
Yuya Tsuboi

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Patric	3
Leandro Pereira	3
Tsukasa Morishima	2
Sho Inagaki	2
Patric	2
Iniesta	2
Mutsuki Kato	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-09-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vissel Kobe W 2023-09-02 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-08-26 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-08-05 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Vissel Kobe Form

2023-09-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2023-09-03 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2023-08-26 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2023-08-19 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2023-08-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2023-08-06 Yokohama FC 2–0 Vissel Kobe L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima50% Draw23% Vissel Kobe27%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

73%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

50%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vissel Kobe

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw40% Vissel Kobe23%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.9%

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.4%

3 – 0

0 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

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%	20%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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