Saturday , 14 November 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Vissel Kobe
2 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Wed 16 Apr 2025 · 10:00 UTC Noevir Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Marcinho
Y 45' Erison

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Noevir Stadium.

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

9
6
10
Vissel Kobe 25 games · Avg 3.3 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-08-07 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Vissel Kobe 2024-06-16 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2023-07-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
12 Apr Tokyo Verdy A 1–0 W
06 Apr Albirex Niigata H 0–1 L
02 Apr Yokohama FC A 1–0 W
29 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
16 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
12 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
09 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 3–3 D
06 Apr FC Machida Zelvia A 2–2 D
02 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W
29 Mar FC Tokyo A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe Kawasaki Frontale
#1 Position #14
35 Points 28
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
41 Scored 38
37 Conceded 40
+4 GD -2
1.94 PPG 1.56
61% Win % 56%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 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
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ 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
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 8 G 3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 4 G 4 A
Tatsuya Ito 3 G 3 A
Pedro Romano 3 G
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Noevir Stadium that hosts another battle between Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 5' Taisei Miyashiro, a Japan , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 12' It’s gonna be a card for Marcinho.
  • 17' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
  • 22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 455 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 31' Daiju Sasaki puts Vissel Kobe on the lead.
  • 36' Thuler has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' Vissel Kobe have won 484 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 45.
  • 45' GOAL! Thuler fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Takahiro Ogihara. He replaces Thuler on 46 minute.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Marcinho has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Erison exits the field as Shin Yamada enters on 61.
  • 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shigetoshi Hasebe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 71' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 75 minute. Daiju Sasaki leaves to be changed by Rikuto Hirose.
  • 78' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 78 minute. So Kawahara leaves to be changed by Yuto Ozeki.
  • 83' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 86' Vissel Kobe make a change. Taisei Miyashiro trudges off to be replaced by Kakeru Yamauchi on 86 minutes.
  • With this win, Vissel Kobe is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 4
Yuya Osako 4
Leandro Damiao 4
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Marcinho 3
Kyogo Furuhashi 3
Yoshinori Muto 2
Shogo Taniguchi 2

Head to Head

2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-08-07 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Vissel Kobe 2024-06-16 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2023-07-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Vissel Kobe Form

2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-04-12 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2025-04-06 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-04-02 Yokohama FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2025-03-29 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2025-03-16 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Vissel Kobe W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2025-04-06 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-03-29 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.99 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe49% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale28%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
72%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
51%
Vissel Kobe or Kawasaki Frontale
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe35% Draw40% Kawasaki Frontale25%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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