Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 15 May 2021 · 07:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45' · FT 45'

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Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Shinji Ochi
Referee Masaaki Toma
Referee Ryo Tanimoto
Referee Takao Nishiyama
Referee Mitsuharu Takeda
Referee Norishi Suzuki

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

Vissel Kobe 22 games · Avg 2.4 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-16 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vissel Kobe 2019-11-23 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-02-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
09 May	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	0–2	L
01 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–0	W
24 Apr	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D
17 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D
11 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D
08 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
02 May	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D
18 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–0	W
14 Apr	Tokushima Vortis	H	1–2	L
10 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–2	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

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vissel Kobe to score. At the same time, Cerezo Osaka FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Vissel Kobe currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' 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.
15' Japan international Daiju Sasaki has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
20' 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.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' Cerezo Osaka FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Yuya Nakasaka is replaced by Ryo Hatsuse on 46 minute.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
57' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Iniesta comes on to replace Shion Inoue.
58' Shion Inoue makes way for Iniesta at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
63' 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.
68' The whistle greets Daiju Sasaki as he departs to be replaced by Douglas.
71' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 71 minute. Yuta Toyokawa leaves to be changed by Riki Matsuda.
75' A stunning finish from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto — that came from absolutely nowhere!
76' Tatsuhiro Sakamoto has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
79' Lincoln is replacing Yuta Goke for the Vissel Kobe side.
80' Lincoln has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuta Goke on 80 minute.
85' Cerezo Osaka FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
87' Shota Fujio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hiroshi Kiyotake on 87 minute.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Lincoln ↑ 79'
18
Hiroki Iikura
19
Ryo Hatsuse ↑ 46'
8
Iniesta ↑ 57'
25
Leo Osaki
49
Douglas ↑ 68'
40
Ayub Masika ↑ 79'

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Toshiyuki Takagi ↑ 57'
15
Ayumu Seko
18
Jun Nishikawa
31
Shota Fujio ↑ 87'
50
Kenya Matsui
22
Riki Matsuda ↑ 71'
16
Naoto Arai

Coach Levir Culpi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hotaru Yamaguchi	2
Kyogo Furuhashi	2
Yoichiro Kakitani	2
Taisei Miyashiro	2
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto	2
Leo Ceara	2
Kato Mutsuki	2
Rafael Ratao	1

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-09 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2021-05-01 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-04-24 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-04-17 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Vissel Kobe D 2021-04-11 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-05-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-04-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.78 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Cerezo Osaka FC 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe44% Draw25% Cerezo Osaka FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

69%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

56%

Vissel Kobe or Cerezo Osaka FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe32% Draw42% Cerezo Osaka FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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