Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Vissel Kobe

2 – 2

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Kawasaki Frontale

Wed 26 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45+4' · FT 45+9'

Yutaro Oda 64' Y

Daiju Sasaki 76' Y

Daiju Sasaki 77' Y

Leo Osaki 78' Y

Overview

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

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
Referee Yoshiro Imamura
Referee Koei Koya

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 Tōkyō	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

Vissel Kobe 24 games · Avg 3.3 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-26 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-09-28 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–2	D
23 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–1	W
19 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–3	L
16 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	2–2	D
08 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–2	L
02 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–2	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Vissel Kobe	A	2–2	D
23 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
19 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	5–2	W
15 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	6–1	W
08 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	H	2–0	W
01 Aug	Gamba Osaka	A	1–0	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

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

11% 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

3/4

31-45

3/4

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Vissel Kobe welcome Kawasaki Frontale for this crunch clash at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hidemasa Morita, as he is very good at scoring at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
23' A goal from the Japan international Ryota Ohshima! He fires home on 23 to make it 0-1!
28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' Daigo Nishi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
35' Kyogo Furuhashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 123 goals in his last 444 appearances.
40' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Vissel Kobe is taking the lead after the goal scored by Douglas on 42.
46' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Kaoru Mitoma on, Yasuto Wakizaka off on 46 minutes.
51' Gotoku Sakai has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 14 cards already picked up this season.
55' The whistle greets Jesiel as he departs to be replaced by Shintaro Kurumaya.
56' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Miki Yamane is replaced by Hidemasa Morita on 56 minute.
57' The supporters are chanting for Yutaro Oda. He replaces Keijiro Ogawa on 57 minute.
62' Keijiro Ogawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
64' Yutaro Oda was booked on 64.
67' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Leandro Damiao on, Ao Tanaka off on 67 minutes.
69' Vissel Kobe make a change. Douglas trudges off to be replaced by Noriaki Fujimoto on 69 minutes.
74' Kawasaki Frontale have won 556 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' A goal from the Japan international Reo Hatate! He fires home on 75 to make it 2-2!
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Daiju Sasaki on 76.
77' Daiju Sasaki has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
78' Vissel Kobe receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
83' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
87' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Hokuto Shimoda on, Reo Hatate off on 87 minutes.
89' The supporters are chanting for Ryo Hatsuse. He replaces Kyogo Furuhashi on 89 minute.
It finishes all square. Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Ryo Hatsuse ↑ 89'
1
Daiya Maekawa
44
So Fujitani
3
Hirofumi Watanabe
38
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 69'
9
Noriaki Fujimoto ↑ 69'
41
Yutaro Oda ↑ 57'

Coach Thorsten Fink

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Shintaro Kurumaya ↑ 55'
6
Hidemasa Morita ↑ 56'
22
Hokuto Shimoda ↑ 87'
9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 67'
27
Kenta Tanno
20
Taisei Miyashiro
18
Kaoru Mitoma ↑ 46'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	4
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Yu Kobayashi	4
Yuya Osako	3
Kyogo Furuhashi	3
Marcinho	2
Yasuto Wakizaka	2
Ryota Ohshima	2

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-08-26 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-08-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2020-08-19 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-08-16 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2020-08-08 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-08-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–3 Vissel Kobe W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-08-26 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-08-23 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-08-19 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-08-15 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–6 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-08-08 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Oita FC Trinita W 2020-08-01 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.17 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.15 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe39% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

63%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

61%

Vissel Kobe or Kawasaki Frontale

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe32% Draw36% Kawasaki Frontale32%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

6.6%

3 – 2

2 – 3

4.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 3

3.6%

2 – 0

3.3%

0 – 2

3.2%

4 – 2

2.7%

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%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	17%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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