Saturday , 14 November 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Vissel Kobe
2 – 1
Full Time
Kyōto Sanga FC
Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 10:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe 18,454 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 6' Taichi Hara
Shuhei Kawasaki 18' 1–1
Jean Patric 52' 2–1
Koya Yuruki 44' Y
Y 45' Sota Kawasaki
Leo Osaki 90' Y
Ryo Hatsuse 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Kyōto Sanga FC — J. League at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Assistant 2 Kentaro Matsui
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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

5
1
4
Vissel Kobe 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kyōto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-03 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-04-01 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–3 Vissel Kobe 2022-09-03 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2022-04-02 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Kyōto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Kyōto Sanga FC H 2–1 W
26 Aug FC Tōkyō A 2–2 D
19 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D
12 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 1–0 W
06 Aug Yokohama FC A 0–2 L
22 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 2–2 D
Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
26 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W
19 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 3–0 W
12 Aug FC Tōkyō A 0–2 L
06 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L
16 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe Kyōto Sanga FC
#1 Position #8
35 Points 23
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10
41 Scored 32
37 Conceded 39
+4 GD -7
1.94 PPG 1.28
61% Win % 44%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 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
Kyōto Sanga FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/8
76+
4/6
■ 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
Kyōto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Vissel Kobe kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 6' Brilliant from the ! Taichi Hara makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 6.
  • 11' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takayuki Yoshida will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 16' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryo Hatsuse suffering a number of foals already.
  • 18' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Shuhei Kawasaki makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 23' Kyoto Sanga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Kyoto Sanga FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Kyoto Sanga FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' The 35-year-old Gotoku Sakai has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a card for Koya Yuruki.
  • 45' Sota Kawasaki is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Koya Yuruki exits the field as Jean Patric enters on 46.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sota Kawasaki made 175 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' Jean Patric has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
  • 57' Vissel Kobe are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Yoshinori Muto comes on to replace Shuhei Kawasaki.
  • 65' Temma Matsuda makes way for Rikito Inoue at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 70' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 72' Takumi Miyayoshi gets the nod from Kyoto Sanga FC. He replaces Shohei Takeda and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Kyoto Sanga FC — Teppei Yachida on, Shogo Asada off on 76 minutes.
  • 81' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Thuler. He replaces Daiju Sasaki on 84 minute.
  • 89' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' The referee shows Vissel Kobe player a card on 90.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Mitsuki Hidaka comes on to replace Leo Osaki.
  • It finishes all square. Vissel Kobe and Kyoto Sanga FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gwi-jae Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marco Tulio 3
Yuya Osako 2
Koya Yuruki 2
Taichi Hara 2
Daiju Sasaki 2
Jean Patric 2
Temma Matsuda 2
Henrique Trevisan 1

Head to Head

2023-09-03 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-04-01 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–3 Vissel Kobe 2022-09-03 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2022-04-02 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Kyōto Sanga FC

Vissel Kobe Form

2023-09-03 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2023-08-26 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2023-08-19 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2023-08-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2023-08-06 Yokohama FC 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2023-07-22 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2023-09-03 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2023-08-26 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-08-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2023-08-12 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2023-08-06 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2023-07-16 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.19 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe55% Draw22% Kyōto Sanga FC23%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
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
77%
Draw or Kyōto Sanga FC
45%
Vissel Kobe or Kyōto Sanga FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe41% Draw39% Kyōto Sanga FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Kyōto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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