Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Noevir Stadium.
- Vissel Kobe 16 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 16 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Koichiro Fukushima
- Assistant 1 Takeshi Asada
- Assistant 2 Ryo Nakazawa
12 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 4.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 16 39 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 16 33 4 Nagoya Grampus 16 31 5 Vissel Kobe 16 31 6 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 7 Gamba Osaka 17 25 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 16 25 9 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 24 11 Shimizu S-Pulse 16 24 12 Kawasaki Frontale 16 23 13 Fagiano Okayama FC 16 23 14 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 15 Kyoto Sanga FC 16 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 16 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 16 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 27 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W 22 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–0 D 25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L 18 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 3–0 W 11 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W 04 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L 22 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D Season Stats
Vissel Kobe Cerezo Osaka FC #5 Position #8 31 Points 25 16 Played 16 10 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 7 38 Scored 39 34 Conceded 35 +4 GD +4 1.94 PPG 1.56 63% Win % 56% Key Stats
59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history31% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonVissel Kobe are 5th (31 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 8th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vissel Kobe0-15–/–16-302/331-451/346-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-151/116-303/131-452/–46-60–/261-752/276+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Noevir Stadium that hosts another battle between Vissel Kobe and Cerezo Osaka FC.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Cerezo Osaka FC winning 0% of all matches.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 347 games and scored 376 goals.
- 15' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Satoki Uejo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rikuto Hirose made 280 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' 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.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Makoto Mitsuta departs to be replaced by Yuta Goke.
- 49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yumeki Yokoyama on 49.
- 53' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Satoki Uejo departs to be replaced by Motohiko Nakajima.
- 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Katsuya Nagato, as he is very good at scoring at Noevir Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
- 69' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 69 minute. Takumi Nakamura leaves to be changed by Hayato Okuda.
- 70' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Daiju Sasaki departs to be replaced by Jean Patric.
- 75' Jin-hyeon Kim needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 77' Vissel Kobe receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
- 82' Cerezo Osaka FC 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.
- 83' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Yosuke Ideguchi is replaced by Mitsuki Hidaka.
- 85' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Hinata Kida departs to be replaced by Shunta Tanaka.
- 90' Mitsuki Hidaka is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Vissel Kobe Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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11
Yoshinori Muto ↓ Kento Hamasaki 83'
- 24
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- 41
- 71
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13
Daiju Sasaki ↓ Jean Patric 70'
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- 23
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19
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Yuta Goke 46'
Bench
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Yuta Goke ↑ 46'
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26
Jean Patric ↑ 70'
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- 80
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44
Mitsuki Hidaka ↑ 83'
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28
Kento Hamasaki ↑ 83'
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Coach Michael SkibbeCerezo Osaka FC Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
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- 35
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Takumi Nakamura ↓ Hayato Okuda 69'
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Hinata Kida ↓ Shunta Tanaka 85'
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Satoki Uejo ↓ Motohiko Nakajima 53'
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- 21
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34
Rui Osako ↓ Shinnosuke Hatanaka 53'
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Bench
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44
Shinnosuke Hatanaka ↑ 53'
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Motohiko Nakajima ↑ 53'
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10
Shunta Tanaka ↑ 85'
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Hayato Okuda ↑ 69'
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Masaya Shibayama ↑ 69'
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Coach Arthur Papas -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kyogo Furuhashi 2 Yoichiro Kakitani 2 Taisei Miyashiro 2 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2 Leo Ceara 2 Kato Mutsuki 2 Hotaru Yamaguchi 2 Sota Kitano 1 Head to Head
Vissel Kobe Form
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Prediction accuracy1 / 42 Vissel Kobe xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.57 Cerezo Osaka FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.57Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 68% 32% ± 3.5 47% 53% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
Vissel Kobe or Draw 72%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 52%Vissel Kobe or Cerezo Osaka FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.7%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 2 6.7%2 – 2 6.6%2 – 0 5.7%3 – 1 5.6%1 – 0 5.1%3 – 2 4.4%0 – 0 Actual0 – 1 3.8%3 – 0 3.7%0 – 2 3.5%Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe
Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 14% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 20% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 15% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 9% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 22% ✗Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 14% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.