Vissel Kobe vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vissel Kobe vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at National Stadium.
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Albirex Niigata H 0–1 L 02 Apr Yokohama FC A 1–0 W 29 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L 16 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W 01 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 26 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W 02 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 29 Mar Gamba Osaka H 3–3 D 15 Mar FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L 08 Mar Tokyo Verdy H 2–2 D 02 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–2 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Vissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vissel Kobe is hosting Albirex Niigata for another epic battle.
- 5' Rikuto Hirose needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 12' GOAL! Motoki Hasegawa scores on 12.
- 17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daiya Maekawa, as he is very good at scoring at National Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 439 games and scored 462 goals.
- 32' 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.
- 37' 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.
- 42' It’s high time Daisuke Kimori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 47' 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.
- 52' 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 Hayato Inamura suffering a number of foals already.
- 57' 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.
- 60' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Yosuke Ideguchi is replaced by Klismahn on 60 minute.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuji Hoshi made 105 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 70' Yuto Horigome has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 73' The whistle greets Hayato Inamura as he departs to be replaced by Michael Fitzgerald.
- 76' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 76 minute. Yuya Osako leaves to be changed by Daiju Sasaki.
- 81' Another change for Albirex Niigata made on 81 minute. Yuto Horigome leaves to be changed by Fumiya Hayakawa.
- 84' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Rikuto Hirose is replaced by Caetano.
- 89' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 90' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Motoki Hasegawa is replaced by Keisuke Kasai on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Albirex Niigata players.
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Lineups
Vissel Kobe Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Yuya Osako ↓ Daiju Sasaki 76'
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11
Yoshinori Muto ↓ Erik 60'
- 24
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7
Yosuke Ideguchi ↓ Klismahn 60'
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- 9
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23
Rikuto Hirose ↓ Caetano 84'
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14
Koya Yuruki ↓ Yuya Kuwasaki 84'
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Bench
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27
Erik ↑ 60'
- 21
- 5
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13
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 76'
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16
Caetano ↑ 84'
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25
Yuya Kuwasaki ↑ 84'
- 15
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77
Klismahn ↑ 60'
- 52
Coach Takayuki YoshidaAlbirex Niigata Lineups
Starting XI
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99
Yuji Ono ↓ Ken Yamura 81'
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- 25
- 6
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31
Yuto Horigome ↓ Fumiya Hayakawa 81'
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- 16
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41
Motoki Hasegawa ↓ Keisuke Kasai 90'
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Bench
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5
Michael Fitzgerald ↑ 73'
- 11
- 42
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15
Fumiya Hayakawa ↑ 81'
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- 30
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Ken Yamura ↑ 81'
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↑ 90'
Coach Daisuke Kimori -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuya Osako 3 Ryo Endo 2 Yoshinori Muto 1 Gotoku Sakai 1 Ryuho Kikuchi 1 Yuji Ono 1 Motoki Nagakura 1 Motoki Hasegawa 1 Head to Head
Vissel Kobe Form
Albirex Niigata Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.03 Vissel Kobe xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.99 Albirex Niigata xGI would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Albirex Niigata winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.02Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 84% 16% ± 1.5 60% 40% ± 2.5 33% 67% ± 3.5 15% 85% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
Vissel Kobe or Draw 69%Draw or Albirex Niigata 63%Vissel Kobe or Albirex Niigata 68%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Albirex Niigata win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15.8%1 – 1 14.5%1 – 0 12.4%0 – 1 Actual2 – 1 6.8%2 – 0 6.7%1 – 2 6.5%0 – 2 6.2%2 – 2 3.5%3 – 1 2.4%3 – 0 2.3%1 – 3 2.2%Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe
Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Albirex Niigata covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 21% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 20% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 9% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 38% ✓Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.