Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 3
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Fri 5 Jul 2024 · 10:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Thuler
Y 41' Tetsushi Yamakawa

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Edion Peace Wing 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 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

6
4
10
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2024-07-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe 2024-03-16 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Vissel Kobe H 1–3 L
29 Jun Kawasaki Frontale A 1–1 D
26 Jun Albirex Niigata H 1–1 D
22 Jun Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
19 Jun Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–3 L
15 Jun Tōkyō Verdy H 4–1 W
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 3–1 W
30 Jun Kashima Antlers H 3–1 W
26 Jun FC Machida Zelvia H 0–0 D
22 Jun Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
16 Jun Kawasaki Frontale H 1–0 W
01 Jun Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D

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' We are underway at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Yuki Honda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 11' Magnificent from Yuya Osako! That is 77 goals in 424 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
  • 17' Naoto Arai doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Thuler.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Haruya Ide has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Tetsushi Yamakawa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 41.
  • 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' A stunning finish from Rikuto Hirose — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 57' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 456 goals from 347 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 61' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Haruya Ide departs to be replaced by Daiju Sasaki.
  • 64' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Pieros Sotiriou is withdrawn and Marcos Junior gets his opportunity.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Assisted by Yoshinori Muto with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hotaru Yamaguchi makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 73' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ezequiel is hanging Yuki Ohashi on the field on 73 minute.
  • 75' Jean Patric is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rikuto Hirose at the 75 minute mark.
  • 78' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Tsukasa Shiotani departs to be replaced by Yusuke Chajima.
  • 83' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Ryo Hatsuse as he leaves the pitch. Nanasei Iino steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • 86' Yosuke Ideguchi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takahiro Ogihara on 86 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 4
Patric 3
Leandro Pereira 3
Sho Sasaki 2
Daiki Watari 2
Tsukasa Morishima 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Patric 2

Head to Head

2024-07-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe 2024-03-16 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-07-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe L 2024-06-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-06-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Albirex Niigata D 2024-06-22 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-06-19 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-06-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Tōkyō Verdy W

Vissel Kobe Form

2024-07-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe W 2024-06-30 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Kashima Antlers W 2024-06-26 Vissel Kobe 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2024-06-22 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2024-06-16 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2024-06-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.83 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vissel Kobe 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima36% Draw25% Vissel Kobe39%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
61%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
64%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vissel Kobe
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima29% Draw39% Vissel Kobe32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 3
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
4%
1 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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