Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Vissel Kobe
2 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Wed 16 Apr 2025 · 10:00 UTC Noevir Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Marcinho
Y 45' Erison

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-08-07 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Vissel Kobe 2024-06-16 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2023-07-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–1 W
12 Apr Tōkyō Verdy A 1–0 W
06 Apr Albirex Niigata H 0–1 L
02 Apr Yokohama FC A 1–0 W
29 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
16 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 2–1 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
12 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
09 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–3 D
06 Apr FC Machida Zelvia A 2–2 D
02 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W
29 Mar FC Tōkyō A 3–0 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' Welcome to Noevir Stadium that hosts another battle between Vissel Kobe and Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 5' Kota Takai is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 12' It’s gonna be a card for Marcinho.
  • 17' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Daiya Maekawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' Yu Kobayashi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' Against the run of play, Daiju Sasaki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 36' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • 45' The referee shows Kawasaki Frontale player a card on 45.
  • 45' Brilliant from the ! Thuler makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 46' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 46 minute. Thuler leaves to be changed by Takahiro Ogihara.
  • 48' Marcinho does the damage! The net is bulging and Kawasaki Frontale surge ahead!
  • 53' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 58' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Shin Yamada comes on to replace Erison.
  • 66' Yasuto Wakizaka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 43 goals in his last 446 appearances.
  • 71' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Daiju Sasaki has done his job and it is now time for Rikuto Hirose to step up.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Yuto Ozeki on, So Kawahara off on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Erik, as he is very good at scoring at Noevir Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 86' Vissel Kobe make a change. Taisei Miyashiro trudges off to be replaced by Kakeru Yamauchi on 86 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vissel Kobe to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

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

2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-08-07 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Vissel Kobe 2024-06-16 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-08-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2023-07-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Vissel Kobe Form

2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-04-12 Tōkyō Verdy 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2025-04-06 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-04-02 Yokohama FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2025-03-29 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2025-03-16 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Vissel Kobe W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-04-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2025-04-06 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-04-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-03-29 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.99 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe49% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale28%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
72%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
51%
Vissel Kobe or Kawasaki Frontale
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe35% Draw40% Kawasaki Frontale25%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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