Sunday , 16 August 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Vissel Kobe
1 – 0
Full Time
Avispa Fukuoka
Sat 18 Feb 2023 · 05:00 UTC Noevir Stadium 18,981 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jean Patric 70' 1–0
Y 21' Tatsuki Nara
Y 73' Lukian
Jean Patric 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Noevir Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Assistant 1 Takeshi Asada
  • Assistant 2 Mikiya Nishimura

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

9
2
1
Vissel Kobe 12 games · Avg 1.4 goals Avispa Fukuoka
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-10-01 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2022-02-26 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2021-10-16 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2021-06-19 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
05 Nov Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–3 L
29 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 1–2 L
12 Oct Shonan Bellmare H 1–0 W
08 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 4–0 W
01 Oct Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W
Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
05 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D
29 Oct Kashiwa Reysol H 2–1 W
08 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–1 W
01 Oct Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
17 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 3–2 W

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe Avispa Fukuoka
#1 Position #10
35 Points 21
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
41 Scored 49
37 Conceded 59
+4 GD -10
1.94 PPG 1.17
61% Win % 39%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
100% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Vissel Kobe welcome Avispa Fukuoka for this crunch clash at Noevir Stadium.
  • 5' Vissel Kobe have won 467 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' The referee has no hesitation. Shun Nakamura is booked for Avispa Fukuoka — Yellow card on 21.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Avispa Fukuoka's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 41' Hotaru Yamaguchi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 46' Avispa Fukuoka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 51' Yosuke Ideguchi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 13 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' Avispa Fukuoka are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Haruya Ide makes way for Daiju Sasaki at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
  • 62' 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.
  • 66' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Jean Patric on, Koya Yuruki off on 66 minutes.
  • 70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jean Patric makes it 1-0.
  • 71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jean Patric makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 72' Lukian picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' Lukian is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 74' A moment of madness from Lukian on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Avispa Fukuoka will be frustrated.
  • 77' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Douglas Grolli trudges off to be replaced by Kenedeiebusu Mikuni on 77 minutes.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Kennedy Egbus Mikuni. He replaces Douglas Groli on 78 minute.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 84' A change in the Avispa Fukuoka ranks — Masashi Kamekawa exits the field as Yota Maejima enters on 84.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Yusei Ozaki on, Yoshinori Muto off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Vissel Kobe player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vissel Kobe players.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuya Osako 3
Yuki Kobayashi 3
Yoshinori Muto 2
Kyogo Furuhashi 2
Taisei Miyashiro 1
Tetsushi Yamakawa 1
Iniesta 1
Yuya Yamagishi 1

Head to Head

2023-02-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-10-01 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2022-02-26 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2021-10-16 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2021-06-19 Avispa Fukuoka 1–2 Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Form

2023-02-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2022-11-05 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2022-10-29 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2022-10-12 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2022-10-08 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-10-01 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe W

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2023-02-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka L 2022-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D 2022-10-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2022-10-08 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2022-10-01 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2022-09-17 Avispa Fukuoka 3–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.58 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Avispa Fukuoka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe60% Draw20% Avispa Fukuoka20%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
80%
Draw or Avispa Fukuoka
40%
Vissel Kobe or Avispa Fukuoka
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe45% Draw36% Avispa Fukuoka19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.5%
3 – 2
5.3%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.4%
1 – 0
Actual
4 – 2
3.4%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 17% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 20% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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