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Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka FC, 2018

J. League · 2018
Vissel Kobe
2 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sun 18 Mar 2018 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jumpei Iida
  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Yoji Imaoka
  • Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

9
8
6
Vissel Kobe 23 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-03-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2017-10-22 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-05-21 Vissel Kobe 4–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-01-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
18 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W
12 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W
10 Mar Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
03 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–4 L
02 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L
18 Mar Júbilo Iwata H 1–4 L
12 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L
10 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
04 Mar Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L
02 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 3–3 D

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe Cerezo Osaka FC
#1 Position #2
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

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
39% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/5
61-75
5/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takayuki Yoshida will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hirofumi Watanabe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
  • 15' Wataru Hashimoto, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Yusuke Maruhashi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 100% of all matches.
  • 40' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ren Komatsu scoring 1 goals.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cerezo Osaka FC that had 382 games and scored 410 goals.
  • 50' Jung Wooyoung has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Vissel Kobe have won 488 goals from 457 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vissel Kobe and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Vissel Kobe 2-0 Cerezo Osaka FC.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yoon Junghwan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 2
Leo Ceara 2
Kato Mutsuki 2
Hotaru Yamaguchi 2
Kyogo Furuhashi 2
Yoichiro Kakitani 2
Taisei Miyashiro 2
Lukas Podolski 1

Head to Head

2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-03-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2017-10-22 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-05-21 Vissel Kobe 4–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2017-01-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-03-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2018-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2018-03-03 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-03-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vissel Kobe L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-03-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Júbilo Iwata L 2018-03-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2018-03-10 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2018-03-04 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-03-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.47 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe60% Draw20% Cerezo Osaka FC20%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
79%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
40%
Vissel Kobe or Cerezo Osaka FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe42% Draw37% Cerezo Osaka FC21%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
4.1%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.4%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 16% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 20% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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