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Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Vissel Kobe
1 – 2
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 28 Apr 2019 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Daigo Nishi 44' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Shinji Ochi
  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Osamu nomura
  • Referee Akihito Kawasaki

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
2019-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
20 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
14 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–4 L
06 Apr Matsumoto Yamaga FC A 1–2 L
30 Mar Gamba Osaka A 4–3 W
17 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Vissel Kobe A 2–1 W
19 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W
14 Apr Sagan Tosu FC A 1–0 W
05 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–1 D
31 Mar Matsumoto Yamaga FC A 2–0 W
17 Mar Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L

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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Kyohei Noborizato has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Kazuaki Mawatari adds to his 0 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 20' Korea Republic international Jung Sungryong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sergi Samper is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
  • 30' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' Kazuya Yamamura has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 369 appearances.
  • 37' Brilliant from the ! Yu Kobayashi makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 37.
  • 42' Vissel Kobe have won 467 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' Controversy at the stadium! Daigo Nishi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 49' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 54' The 34-year-old Hokuto Shimoda has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Yuta Goke. He replaces Keijiro Ogawa on 57 minute.
  • 62' Hotaru Yamaguchi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 67' A quiet spell here at . Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Hirotaka Mita on, Sergi Samper off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 78' Ao Tanaka, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 82' Kyogo Furuhashi does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
  • 83' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Kei Chinen is replaced by Kazuya Yamamura on 83 minute.
  • 88' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Manabu Saito is replaced by Yuto Suzuki on 89 minute.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Junya Tanaka comes on to replace Masatoshi Mihara.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Taisei Miyashiro 2
Taisei Miyashiro 2
Hirotaka Mita 2

Head to Head

2019-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Vissel Kobe 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

Vissel Kobe Form

2019-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2019-04-14 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-04-06 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2019-03-30 Gamba Osaka 3–4 Vissel Kobe W 2019-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2019-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2019-04-19 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2019-04-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2019-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2019-03-31 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2019-03-17 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Gamba Osaka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.06 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Kawasaki Frontale 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe37% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale39%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
61%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
63%
Vissel Kobe or Kawasaki Frontale
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe32% Draw38% Kawasaki Frontale30%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
1 – 0
3.2%
3 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 17% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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