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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

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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
43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
14% 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
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ 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
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Brilliant from the ! Kazuaki Mawatari makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 15.
  • 20' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' It’s high time Takayuki Yoshida made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 37' Yu Kobayashi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 42' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' Vissel Kobe player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 49' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 54' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vissel Kobe must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Keijiro Ogawa is replaced by Yuta Goke.
  • 62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 67' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Tatsuya Hasegawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Sergi Samper as he leaves the pitch. Hirotaka Mita steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • 73' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 78' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 82' Kyogo Furuhashi adds to his 0 season tally! Vissel Kobe lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Kazuya Yamamura on, Kei Chinen off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 89' Yuto Suzuki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Manabu Saito on 89 minute.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Masatoshi Mihara is replaced by Junya Tanaka.
  • It finishes all square. Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale share the spoils 1-2.

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.