Vissel Kobe vs Fagiano Okayama FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vissel Kobe vs Fagiano Okayama FC — J. League at Noevir Stadium.
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
- Fagiano Okayama FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Koji Takasaki (Japan)
- Assistant 1 Tomoyuki Umeda (Japan)
- Assistant 2 Yuta Tashiro (Japan)
11 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Fagiano Okayama FC H 0–3 L 06 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 6–5 W 02 May Gamba Osaka A 0–5 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Vissel Kobe A 3–0 W 06 May V-Varen Nagasaki A 1–2 L 02 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W 29 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 1–1 D 25 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W 19 Apr Gamba Osaka A 5–6 L Season Stats
Vissel Kobe Fagiano Okayama FC #1 Position #6 35 Points 26 18 Played 18 11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 41 Scored 41 37 Conceded 46 +4 GD -5 1.94 PPG 1.44 61% Win % 44% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season28% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this seasonVissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Fagiano Okayama FC are 6th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Vissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ ConcededFagiano Okayama FC0-151/216-302/231-452/446-601/261-754/376+5/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Noevir Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Fagiano Okayama FC is showing some good football. However, Fagiano Okayama FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' Fagiano Okayama FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Fagiano Okayama FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 28' What a strike from Yoshitake Suzuki! The score is 0-1.
- 33' Fagiano Okayama 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.
- 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Werik made 247 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 43' What a strike from Ataru Esaka! The score is 0-2.
- 44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Werik on 44.
- 49' It looks surprising Fagiano Okayama FC does not make any changes. Eiji Miyamoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 54' 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.
- 59' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kosuke Shirai suffering a number of foals already.
- 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Taro Hamada, as he is very good at scoring at Noevir Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 69' Katsuya Nagato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 74' Fagiano Okayama FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Takaya Kimura scoring 2 goals.
- 79' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 89' What a strike from Takaya Kimura! The score is 0-3.
- With this win, Fagiano Okayama FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Vissel Kobe Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 10
- 3
- 11
- 24
- 7
- 41
- 71
- 5
- 23
- 4
- 25
Bench
- 1
- 13
- 16
- 2
- 15
- 19
- 44
- 28
- 29
Coach Michael SkibbeFagiano Okayama FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 43
- 51
- 48
- 8
- 88
- 6
- 98
- 41
- 5
- 27
- 52
Bench
- 1
- 7
- 28
- 66
- 99
- 45
- 4
- 17
- 9
Coach Takashi Kiyama -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ataru Esaka 2 Taisei Miyashiro 2 Takaya Kimura 2 Yoshitake Suzuki 1 Yosuke Ideguchi 1 Erik 1 Katsuya Nagato 1 Takahiro Ogihara 1 Head to Head
Vissel Kobe Form
Fagiano Okayama FC Form
2026-05-10 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2026-05-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2026-04-25 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2026-04-19 Gamba Osaka 6–5 Fagiano Okayama FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.34 Vissel Kobe xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.95 Fagiano Okayama FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Fagiano Okayama FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.29Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 79% 21% ± 3.5 61% 39% ± 4.5 42% 58% Double Chance
Vissel Kobe or Draw 69%Draw or Fagiano Okayama FC 54%Vissel Kobe or Fagiano Okayama FC 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Fagiano Okayama FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–3 not predicted0 – 3Actual2 – 1 7.2%1 – 1 7%2 – 2 6.8%1 – 2 6%3 – 1 5.5%3 – 2 5.3%2 – 3 4.4%2 – 0 3.9%1 – 3 3.9%3 – 3 3.5%4 – 1 3.2%4 – 2 3.1%Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe
Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Fagiano Okayama FC covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 14% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 18% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 15% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 10% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet 11% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.