Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Tue 6 May 2025 · 05:00 UTC Noevir Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 28' Kakeru Funaki

Y 56' Hayato Okuda

Y 89' Koki Fukui

Y 90' Rafael Ratao

Overview

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

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

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

Vissel Kobe 23 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-06 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-09-13 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2024-05-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe 2023-09-23 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2023-06-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–3	L
03 May	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	H	1–0	W
16 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–1	W
12 Apr	Tōkyō Verdy	A	1–0	W
06 Apr	Albirex Niigata	H	0–1	L

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 May	Vissel Kobe	A	3–1	W
03 May	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	3–2	W
29 Apr	FC Machida Zelvia	H	1–2	L
25 Apr	Tōkyō Verdy	A	0–1	L
20 Apr	FC Tōkyō	H	1–1	D
12 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	1–0	W

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

43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

43% 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

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/2

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/4

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vissel Kobe is hosting Cerezo Osaka FC for another epic battle.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Japan international Kakeru Funaki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' It’s high time Arthur Papas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' That looks like a foul for a card for Kakeru Funaki.
33' 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.
38' Masaya Shibayama is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
43' Vissel Kobe 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.
46' GOAL! Taisei Miyashiro fires home to make it 1-0!
47' Satoki Uejo does the damage! The net is bulging and Cerezo Osaka FC surge ahead!
52' Vissel Kobe have won 472 goals from 448 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' Hayato Okuda was booked on 56.
59' Satoki Uejo makes way for Motohiko Nakajima at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
63' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Koya Yuruki is replaced by Jean Patric on 63 minute.
68' Vissel Kobe are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
71' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Daiju Sasaki has done his job and it is now time for Kento Hamasaki to step up.
75' Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Masaya Shibayama is hanging Hayato Okuda on the field on 75 minute.
79' The supporters are chanting for Yuya Osako. He replaces Taisei Miyashiro on 79 minute.
83' The deadlock is broken! Masaya Shibayama gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
88' Ryuya Nishio is replacing Shinji Kagawa for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
89' Koki Fukui picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Rafael Ratao on 90 minutes.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Vissel Kobe.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Yuya Osako ↑ 79'
21
Shota Arai
6
Takahiro Ogihara
31
Takuya Iwanami
26
Jean Patric ↑ 63'
2
Nanasei Iino ↑ 71'
15
Yuki Honda ↑ 79'
77
Klismahn
52
Kento Hamasaki ↑ 71'

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arthur Papas

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
Matej Jonjic	1

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2025-05-06 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-05-03 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-04-20 Vissel Kobe 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia W 2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-04-12 Tōkyō Verdy 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2025-04-06 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Albirex Niigata L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2025-05-06 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-05-03 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2025-04-25 Tōkyō Verdy 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2025-04-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2025-04-12 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.05 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

2.02 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Cerezo Osaka FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe40% Draw24% Cerezo Osaka FC36%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

64%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

60%

Vissel Kobe or Cerezo Osaka FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe32% Draw38% Cerezo Osaka FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.9%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

1 – 2

3 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

4.8%

2 – 3

4.7%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.7%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 3

3.2%

1 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	17%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	17%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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