Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Noevir Stadium.
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 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 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 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 #4 Position #5 35 Points 31 18 Played 18 11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7 41 Scored 48 37 Conceded 38 +4 GD +10 1.94 PPG 1.72 61% Win % 61% Key Stats
59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonVissel Kobe are 4th (35 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 5th (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededCerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
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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Lineups
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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5
Yuta Goke ↑ 46'
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26
Jean Patric ↑ 70'
- 25
- 80
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44
Mitsuki Hidaka ↑ 83'
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28
Kento Hamasaki ↑ 83'
- 29
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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5
Hinata Kida ↓ Shunta Tanaka 85'
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7
Satoki Uejo ↓ Motohiko Nakajima 53'
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- 21
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34
Rui Osako ↓ Shinnosuke Hatanaka 53'
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- 14
Bench
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44
Shinnosuke Hatanaka ↑ 53'
- 23
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Motohiko Nakajima ↑ 53'
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10
Shunta Tanaka ↑ 85'
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- 18
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Hayato Okuda ↑ 69'
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48
Masaya Shibayama ↑ 69'
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Coach Arthur Papas -
H2H
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 Jordy Croux 1 Head to Head
Vissel Kobe Form
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.91 Vissel Kobe xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.65 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: 3.56Actual: 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 69%Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC 54%Vissel Kobe or Cerezo Osaka FC 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.8%2 – 1 8.3%1 – 2 7.2%2 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 5.2%3 – 1 5.2%1 – 0 4.9%3 – 2 4.3%0 – 0 Actual0 – 1 4.1%0 – 2 3.9%1 – 3 3.9%Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe
Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 13% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 19% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 16% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 10% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 20% ✗Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.