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

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Vissel Kobe

Wed 20 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Sho Sasaki 57' R

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' 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.
15' 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.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tsukasa Shiotani made 83 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Satoshi Tanaka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
35' Sho Sasaki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 26 cards already picked up this season.
40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Tetsushi Yamakawa departs to be replaced by Yuki Honda.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vissel Kobe backline.
57' A moment of madness from Sho Sasaki on 57 minutes earns him a card. Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be frustrated.
58' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Ryo Germain departs to be replaced by Kosuke Kinoshita.
63' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 427 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Koya Yuruki exits the field as Yoshinori Muto enters on 65.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
73' Jean Patric is replacing Erik for the Vissel Kobe side.
78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
87' Ju-sung Kim is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defender.
90' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 90 minute. Taisei Miyashiro leaves to be changed by Haruya Ide.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-1 Vissel Kobe.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Marcos Junior
98
Valere Germain
17
Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 58'
13
Naoto Arai
35
Yotaro Nakajima ↑ 90'
51
Mutsuki Kato ↑ 90'
37
Ju-sung Kim ↑ 58'
45
Shimon Kobayashi ↑ 90'

Coach Michael Skibbe

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yoshinori Muto ↑ 65'
21
Shota Arai
6
Takahiro Ogihara ↑ 73'
18
Haruya Ide ↑ 90'
26
Jean Patric ↑ 73'
2
Nanasei Iino
15
Yuki Honda ↑ 46'
77
Klismahn
29
Ren Komatsu

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

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.