Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

5 – 6

4 – 5 pen

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Vissel Kobe

Wed 6 May 2026 · 06:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima 27,028 HT 45' · FT 45'

Mutsuki Kato 42' 1–0

1–1 63' Ren Komatsu

Y 53' Yosuke Ideguchi

Y 72' Thuler

Sota Nakamura 75' Y

Taichi Yamasaki 77' Y

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
Assistant 2 Daisuke Hatakeyama (Japan)

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe 2026-03-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 May	Vissel Kobe	H	5–6	L
02 May	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–1	L
29 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	A	2–2	D
25 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	2–0	W
11 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	6–5	W

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	6–5	W
02 May	Gamba Osaka	A	0–5	L
29 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–0	D
11 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–2	W
05 Apr	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	4–1	W
01 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to score. At the same time, Vissel Kobe does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Katsuya Nagato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Gotoku Sakai has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Yuya Osako has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 5 goals to his name this season.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
42' A goal from the Japan international Mutsuki Kato! He fires home on 42 to make it 1-0!
47' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
52' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
53' Yosuke Ideguchi was booked on 53.
58' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
63' What an equalizer from Ren Komatsu!
68' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
72' Thuler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 72.
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sota Nakamura on 75.
77' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Taichi Yamasaki gets a card.
82' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have plenty to reflect on. Vissel Kobe were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bartosch Gaul

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Patric	3
Leandro Pereira	3
Daiki Watari	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2
Sho Inagaki	2
Patric	2
Iniesta	2

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe L 2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2026-04-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2026-04-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2026-04-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–5 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe W 2026-05-02 Gamba Osaka 5–0 Vissel Kobe L 2026-04-29 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2026-04-11 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-04-05 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe W 2026-04-01 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.79 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.53 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 85%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima40% Draw21% Vissel Kobe39%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes85% 0% No15%

Avg goals/match: 5.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	97%	3%
± 2.5	89%	11%
± 3.5	76%	24%
± 4.5	60%	40%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

61%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

60%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vissel Kobe

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima37% Draw32% Vissel Kobe31%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–6 not predicted

5 – 6

Actual

2 – 2

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

4.9%

2 – 1

4.9%

3 – 3

4.5%

1 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 1

4.1%

4 – 2

3.8%

1 – 3

3.7%

4 – 3

3.2%

2 – 4

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	13%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	16%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	15%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	11%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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