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Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2018

J. League · 2018
Vissel Kobe
1 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 28 Apr 2018 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

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
9
Vissel Kobe 24 games · Avg 3.3 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-01-31 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-08-19 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Vissel Kobe 2017-03-05 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2016-10-01 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
25 Apr Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
22 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–0 W
21 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 3–0 W
15 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–1 W
15 Apr Shonan Bellmare A 4–3 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Vissel Kobe A 2–1 W
25 Apr Sagan Tosu FC A 2–0 W
21 Apr Kashima Antlers H 4–1 W
21 Apr Kingstonian FC A 1–2 L
14 Apr Vegalta Sendai A 0–0 D
14 Apr FC Tokyo H 1–1 D

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

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
0% 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
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Vissel Kobe face off against Kawasaki Frontale in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Vissel Kobe currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Lukas Podolski, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Akihiro Ienaga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Eduardo Neto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
  • 70' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' The 41-year-old Jung Sungryong has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Elsinho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-01-31 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-08-19 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Vissel Kobe 2017-03-05 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2016-10-01 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-04-25 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2018-04-22 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2018-04-21 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-04-15 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2018-04-15 Shonan Bellmare 3–4 Vissel Kobe W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-04-25 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-04-21 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-04-21 Kingstonian FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-04-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2018-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 FC Tokyo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.14 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe48% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale28%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
72%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
52%
Vissel Kobe or Kawasaki Frontale
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe38% Draw39% Kawasaki Frontale23%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.4%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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