Thursday , 2 July 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 Kyoto 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 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

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
22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
33% 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
3/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
5/–
61-75
3/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/4
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Vissel Kobe seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Haruya Ide has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 427 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' 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 Tsukasa Shiotani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 100% of all matches.
  • 46' Tetsushi Yamakawa makes way for Yuki Honda at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' Sho Sasaki is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 58' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Ryo Germain by Kosuke Kinoshita on 58 minute.
  • 63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 444 games and scored 467 goals.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Koya Yuruki is replaced by Yoshinori Muto.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takahiro Ogihara made 302 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Erik as he leaves the pitch. Jean Patric steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
  • 83' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ren Komatsu scoring 1 goals.
  • 87' Ju-sung Kim does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
  • 90' Haruya Ide is replacing Taisei Miyashiro for the Vissel Kobe side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.