Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0 – 1
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Wed 20 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'
Sho Sasaki 57' R

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
2025-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2025-07-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
16 Aug Gamba Osaka H 1–0 W
10 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D
20 Jul Albirex Niigata A 2–0 W
05 Jul Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–0 W
02 Jul Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W
16 Aug Yokohama FC H 0–1 L
10 Aug FC Machida Zelvia A 0–2 L
20 Jul Fagiano Okayama FC A 2–1 W
05 Jul Shonan Bellmare H 4–0 W
02 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 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' And we are off! Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vissel Kobe's shape.
  • 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 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 Daiya Maekawa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Koya Yuruki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Yuya Kuwasaki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Yuki Honda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tetsushi Yamakawa on 46 minute.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 57' Poor challenge from Sho Sasaki. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 58' Kosuke Kinoshita gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Ryo Germain and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' With 1 assists to his name this season, Tsukasa Shiotani is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 65' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Koya Yuruki departs to be replaced by Yoshinori Muto.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 73' Vissel Kobe make a change. Erik trudges off to be replaced by Jean Patric on 73 minutes.
  • 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' Ju-sung Kim makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
  • 90' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Taisei Miyashiro has done his job and it is now time for Haruya Ide to step up.
  • The final score is 0-1.

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
Tsukasa Morishima 2
Sho Inagaki 2
Patric 2
Iniesta 2
Mutsuki Kato 2

Head to Head

2025-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2025-07-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2025-08-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2025-08-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-07-20 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-07-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-07-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Vissel Kobe Form

2025-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2025-08-16 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Yokohama FC L 2025-08-10 FC Machida Zelvia 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2025-07-20 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2025-07-05 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-07-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.55 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vissel Kobe 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima39% Draw28% Vissel Kobe33%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
67%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
61%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vissel Kobe
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima30% Draw45% Vissel Kobe25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
7.4%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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