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	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

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	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	2–1	W
26 Aug	FC Tokyo	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

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' Welcome to EDION Stadium Hiroshima that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe.
5' Spain international Mata has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
7' The deadlock is broken! Takaaki Shichi gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
12' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
17' 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.
22' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
31' Against the run of play, Mutsuki Kato has scored! This game has turned on its head.
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' The supporters are chanting for Daiju Sasaki. He replaces Shuhei Kawasaki on 46 minute.
47' That is a card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Gakuto Notsuda will be fuming at that decision.
52' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
54' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Gakuto Notsuda is withdrawn and Shunki Higashi gets his opportunity.
59' 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.
64' Nanasei Iino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryo Hatsuse on 64 minute.
69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
71' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Leo Osaki by Balint Vecsei on 71 minute.
76' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Marcos Junior departs to be replaced by Taishi Matsumoto.
80' Mata is replacing Yuki Honda for the Vissel Kobe side.
85' Daiju Sasaki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up 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
Leandro Pereira	3
Patric	3
Patric	2
Iniesta	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Sho Sasaki	2
Daiki Watari	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 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2023-08-26 FC Tokyo 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.