Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 18 May 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

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

Vissel Kobe 24 games · Avg 3.3 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2021-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–1	L
14 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	4–0	W
08 May	Gamba Osaka	A	0–2	L
10 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L
06 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	1–3	L
02 Apr	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	1–3	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Vissel Kobe	A	1–0	W
14 May	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–0	W
07 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W
09 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
06 Apr	Jubilo Iwata	A	1–1	D
02 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–4	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vissel Kobe to score. At the same time, Kawasaki Frontale does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuta Goke made 444 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Hotaru Yamaguchi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
55' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
60' Koya Yuruki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 439 appearances.
63' Joao Schmidt has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daiya Tono on 63 minute.
68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shintaro Kurumaya, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
73' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Yutaro Oda comes on to replace Yuta Goke.
75' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Marcinho is replaced by Ten Miyagi on 75 minute.
80' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Yoshinori Muto exits the field as Lincoln enters on 80.
85' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Koya Yuruki is replaced by Bojan Krkic.
90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Lincoln ↑ 80'
19
Ryo Hatsuse
32
Ryotaro Hironaga
20
Shion Inoue ↑ 73'
41
Yutaro Oda ↑ 73'
9
Bojan Krkic ↑ 85'

Coach Lluis Planaguma

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Joao Schmidt ↑ 63'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 75'
20
Kei Chinen ↑ 63'
27
Kenta Tanno
31
Kazuya Yamamura
17
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 85'
24
Ten Miyagi ↑ 75'

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Damiao	4
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Yu Kobayashi	4
Yuya Osako	3
Kyogo Furuhashi	3
Yoshinori Muto	2
Shogo Taniguchi	2
Marcinho	2

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2022-05-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-05-14 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-05-08 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2022-04-10 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-04-06 FC Tokyo 3–1 Vissel Kobe L 2022-04-02 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Kyoto Sanga FC L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-05-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-05-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2022-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2022-04-06 Jubilo Iwata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2022-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.83 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Kawasaki Frontale 76% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe36% Draw24% Kawasaki Frontale40%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.56

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

60%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

64%

Vissel Kobe or Kawasaki Frontale

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe31% Draw40% Kawasaki Frontale29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.6%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

4.2%

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	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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