Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

J. League · 2020
Vissel Kobe
2 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Ōita 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
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' The ball is rolling at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. Vissel Kobe are looking to make home advantage count against Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 5' Jung Sungryong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Shogo Taniguchi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 444 appearances.
  • 23' What a strike from Ryota Ohshima! The score is 0-1.
  • 28' The 37-year-old Leandro Damiao has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Goal! Daigo Nishi scores his 7 goal in 452 matches.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' Vissel Kobe are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 42' Douglas does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
  • 46' Kaoru Mitoma gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Yasuto Wakizaka and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
  • 55' The supporters are chanting for Shintaro Kurumaya. He replaces Jesiel on 55 minute.
  • 56' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 56 minute. Miki Yamane leaves to be changed by Hidemasa Morita.
  • 57' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 57 minute. Keijiro Ogawa leaves to be changed by Yutaro Oda.
  • 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hokuto Shimoda, as he is very good at scoring at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 64' Yutaro Oda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
  • 67' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Ao Tanaka trudges off to be replaced by Leandro Damiao on 67 minutes.
  • 69' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Douglas is withdrawn and Noriaki Fujimoto gets his opportunity.
  • 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyogo Furuhashi made 449 appearances and scored 123 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' Brilliant from the midfielder! Reo Hatate makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 75.
  • 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daiju Sasaki.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Daiju Sasaki argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 78' Leo Osaki is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 83' 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.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Hokuto Shimoda. He replaces Reo Hatate on 87 minute.
  • 89' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Kyogo Furuhashi is withdrawn and Ryo Hatsuse gets his opportunity.
  • It finishes all square. Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

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
Shin Yamada 2
Taisei Miyashiro 2
Hirotaka Mita 2

Head to Head

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

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 Ōita 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
7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 2
5%
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.