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V-Varen Nagasaki vs Vissel Kobe, 2018

J. League · 2018
V-Varen Nagasaki
0 – 1
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Wed 18 Jul 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Koji Murakami
  • Referee Hisashi Nakai
  • Referee Nobutsugu Murakami
  • Referee Yukimasa Anai

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

2
2
9
V-Varen Nagasaki 13 games · Avg 3.4 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-05-13 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-01-07 Vissel Kobe 5–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-01-21 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2016-08-13 Vissel Kobe 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki

Recent Form

V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
19 May Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–5 L
13 May Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
12 May Nagoya Grampus H 3–0 W
06 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–4 L
05 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–3 L
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul V-Varen Nagasaki A 1–0 W
20 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 4–0 W
13 May V-Varen Nagasaki A 1–2 L
12 May Júbilo Iwata A 2–0 W
06 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L
05 May Kashiwa Reysol H 0–0 D

Season Stats

V-Varen Nagasaki Vissel Kobe
#9 Position #1
21 Points 35
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7
25 Scored 41
33 Conceded 37
-8 GD +4
1.17 PPG 1.94
39% Win % 61%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season
38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
1/5
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/4
46-60
4/4
61-75
1/3
76+
6/5
■ 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)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Thiago Santana 5 G
Kenshin Yasuda 5 G
Matheus Jesus 4 G 2 A
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G
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 wait is over. V-Varen Nagasaki get us underway at .
  • 5' It looks surprising V-Varen Nagasaki does not make any changes. Masato Kurogi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takuya Takagi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' V-Varen Nagasaki currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuhei Tokunaga made 201 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuki Kobayashi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
  • 45' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' Vissel Kobe are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Takuya Yasui needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 65' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Shunki Takahashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Shuto Kohno is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for V-Varen Nagasaki tonight.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuta Goke 2
Takashi Sawada 1
Tenmu Matsumoto 1
Takashi Sawada 1
Masatoshi Mihara 1
Wellington 1
Wellington 1
Thuler 1

Head to Head

2018-07-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-05-13 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-01-07 Vissel Kobe 5–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-01-21 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2016-08-13 Vissel Kobe 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2018-07-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-05-19 Yokohama F·Marinos 5–2 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-05-13 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2018-05-12 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-05-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-05-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-07-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2018-05-20 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2018-05-13 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-05-12 Júbilo Iwata 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2018-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2018-05-05 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Kashiwa Reysol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.28 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: V-Varen Nagasaki or Vissel Kobe 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
V-Varen Nagasaki30% Draw27% Vissel Kobe43%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw
58%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
70%
V-Varen Nagasaki or Vissel Kobe
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
V-Varen Nagasaki23% Draw45% Vissel Kobe32%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki

Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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