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

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J. League · 2026

Vissel Kobe

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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

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Vissel Kobe vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Noevir Stadium.

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

43% 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

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/2

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/7

76+

2/1

■ 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

Kyoto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	5 G	3 A
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Vissel Kobe host Kyoto Sanga FC — let the battle begin!
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vissel Kobe and Kyoto Sanga FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Kyoto Sanga FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' 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 Shun Nagasawa suffering a number of foals already.
30' It looks surprising Kyoto Sanga FC does not make any changes. Daiya Maekawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Vissel Kobe are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kyoto Sanga FC backline.
41' Controversy at the stadium! Joao Pedro Mendes argues furiously but the card stands.
46' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Mitsuki Hidaka is replaced by Rikuto Hirose.
51' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' 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.
60' Another substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC to replace Taiyo Hiraoka by Ryuma Nakano on 60 minute.
61' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Shogo Asada is replaced by Kyo Sato.
66' Vissel Kobe seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
67' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Diego by Katsuya Nagato on 67 minute.
72' Papagaio does the damage! The net is bulging and Kyoto Sanga FC surge ahead!
76' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Gotoku Sakai departs to be replaced by Makoto Mitsuta.
78' What an equalizer from Boniface Nduka!
83' Yuya Osako has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 13 cards already picked up this season.
84' Shun Nagasawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Haruki Arai at the 84 minute mark.
85' Kyoto Sanga FC make a change. Haruki Arai trudges off to be replaced by Shun Nagasawa on 85 minutes.
88' Kyoto Sanga FC ring the changes. Hidehiro Sugai has done his job and it is now time for Yusuke Ishida to step up.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Makoto Mitsuta on 90 minutes.
90' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Goke is hanging Daiju Sasaki on the field on 90 minute.
Vissel Kobe celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

8
Takuji Yonemoto
18
Temma Matsuda
39
Taiki Hirato
21
Kentaro Kakoi
44
Kyo Sato ↑ 60'
48
Ryuma Nakano ↑ 60'
93
Shun Nagasawa ↑ 84'
40
Yusuke Ishida ↑ 88'
17
Alex Souza ↑ 61'

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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.