Sunday , 16 August 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Vissel Kobe
1 – 0
Full Time
Kyoto Sanga FC
Wed 13 May 2026 · 10:00 UTC Noevir Stadium 14,587 HT 45' · FT 45'
Henrique Trevisan 78' 1–0
Y 41' Joao Pedro Mendes
Makoto Mitsuta 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Kyoto Sanga FC — 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 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

5
1
4
Vissel Kobe 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kyoto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-13 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2026-02-06 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–5 Vissel Kobe 2025-12-06 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2025-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2024-10-06 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–3 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–0 W
10 May Fagiano Okayama FC H 0–3 L
06 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 6–5 W
02 May Gamba Osaka A 0–5 L
29 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–0 D
11 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W
Kyoto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
10 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L
06 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W
02 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–2 L
29 Apr Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D
18 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe Kyoto 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
0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kyoto Sanga FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Noevir Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Vissel Kobe and Kyoto Sanga FC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Yuya Osako has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Gakuji Ota has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Shun Nagasawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vissel Kobe must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Henrique Trevisan scoring 1 goals.
  • 41' Joao Pedro Mendes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Vissel Kobe make a change. Mitsuki Hidaka trudges off to be replaced by Rikuto Hirose on 46 minutes.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Ryuma Nakano is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
  • 60' Ryuma Nakano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Taiyo Hiraoka at the 60 minute mark.
  • 61' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Shogo Asada departs to be replaced by Kyo Sato.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Diego as he leaves the pitch. Katsuya Nagato steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • 72' Papagaio doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 76' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Gotoku Sakai exits the field as Makoto Mitsuta enters on 76.
  • 78' What an equalizer from Boniface Nduka!
  • 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 100% of all matches.
  • 84' Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shun Nagasawa is hanging Haruki Arai on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shun Nagasawa is hanging Haruki Arai on the field on 85 minute.
  • 88' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Hidehiro Sugai departs to be replaced by Yusuke Ishida.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Vissel Kobe player. Makoto Mitsuta gets a card.
  • 90' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Goke is hanging Daiju Sasaki on the field on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. Vissel Kobe beats Kyoto Sanga FC

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-05-13 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2026-02-06 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–5 Vissel Kobe 2025-12-06 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2025-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2024-10-06 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–3 Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Form

2026-05-13 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-05-10 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe W 2026-05-02 Gamba Osaka 5–0 Vissel Kobe L 2026-04-29 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2026-04-11 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2026-05-13 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-05-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2026-05-06 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2026-05-02 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2026-04-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2026-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Kyoto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe56% Draw22% Kyoto Sanga FC22%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
78%
Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC
44%
Vissel Kobe or Kyoto Sanga FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe40% Draw40% Kyoto Sanga FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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