Saturday , 14 November 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Vissel Kobe
1 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Wed 17 Mar 2021 · 10:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45+5' · FT 45+12'
Y 35' Jesiel
Y 51' Ao Tanaka

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Masaaki Toma
  • Referee Yosuke Takabe
  • Referee Noriyuki Suzuki
  • Referee Takao Nishiyama
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
10
Vissel Kobe 25 games · Avg 3.3 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-09-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D
13 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L
10 Mar FC Tokyo A 3–2 W
06 Mar Tokushima Vortis A 1–1 D
27 Feb Gamba Osaka H 1–0 W
19 Dec FC Tokyo A 0–1 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
13 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
10 Mar Tokushima Vortis H 2–0 W
06 Mar Vegalta Sendai A 5–1 W
03 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–2 W
26 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–0 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

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
8% 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
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
5/1
61-75
3/6
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 6 G
Yoshinori Muto 4 G 2 A
Ren Komatsu 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 8 G 3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 4 G 4 A
Tatsuya Ito 3 G 3 A
Pedro Romano 3 G
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds NOEVIR Stadium Kobe will turn into a battlefield for Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 5' Kawasaki Frontale looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Tatsuya Ito scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yu Kobayashi made 452 appearances and scored 80 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Jesiel is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Toru Oniki will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Jesiel. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 40' Hotaru Yamaguchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • 51' Kawasaki Frontale receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 53' Assisted by Akihiro Ienaga with the perfectly-timed delivery and Leandro Damiao makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Douglas has done his job and it is now time for Asahi Masuyama to step up.
  • 64' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Akihiro Ienaga has done his job and it is now time for Daiya Tono to step up.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Miki Yamane, as he is very good at scoring at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' Leandro Damiao adds to his 0 season tally! Kawasaki Frontale lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' Sergi Samper makes way for Noriaki Fujimoto at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
  • 82' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 86' The whistle greets Tetsushi Yamakawa as he departs to be replaced by Ryo Hatsuse.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Shintaro Kurumaya comes on to replace Reo Hatate.
  • The points are shared — Vissel Kobe 1-1 Kawasaki Frontale. Honours even.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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 4
Marcinho 3
Kyogo Furuhashi 3
Yasuto Wakizaka 2
Ryota Ohshima 2

Head to Head

2021-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-09-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe 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

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-03-10 FC Tokyo 2–3 Vissel Kobe W 2021-03-06 Tokushima Vortis 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-02-27 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2020-12-19 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vissel Kobe L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-03-13 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-03-10 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-03-06 Vegalta Sendai 1–5 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-03-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-02-26 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Yokohama F.Marinos W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.92 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe39% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
64%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
61%
Vissel Kobe or Kawasaki Frontale
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe31% Draw39% Kawasaki Frontale30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.3%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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