Vissel Kobe vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Vissel Kobe

4 – 3

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Sagan Tosu FC

Wed 23 Sep 2020 · 10:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Sergi Samper 26' Y

Daigo Nishi 29' Y

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jun Mihara
Referee Yoshiro Imamura
Referee Akihito Kawasaki
Referee Takao Nishiyama

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 15 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sagan Tosu FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–3 Sagan Tosu FC 2020-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe 2019-08-23 Sagan Tosu FC 1–6 Vissel Kobe 2019-03-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-11-10 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Sagan Tosu FC	H	4–3	W
19 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–2	L
16 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L
12 Sep	FC Tokyo	H	2–2	D
09 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–3	L
05 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–1	D

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Vissel Kobe	A	3–4	L
19 Sep	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	1–3	L
16 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–2	L
13 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–1	W
09 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–2	D
05 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	3–0	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Vissel Kobe host Sagan Tosu FC — let the battle begin!
5' Iniesta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
9' Hotaru Yamaguchi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Vissel Kobe are in front.
14' Sagan Tosu FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
17' Goal! Takeshi Kanamori scores his 14 goal in 460 matches.
20' What composure from Iniesta! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-1.
25' Sagan Tosu FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
26' That is a Yellow card for Vissel Kobe. Sergi Samper will be fuming at that decision.
29' Poor challenge from Daigo Nishi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
34' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Sagan Tosu FC's compact .
39' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' Gotoku Sakai, a Japan , has 14 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
51' The deadlock is broken! Riki Harakawa gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
55' Kyogo Furuhashi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
60' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Myung-Hwi Kim might look to freshen things up shortly.
66' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Ryoya Morishita departs to be replaced by Daichi Hayashi.
68' Kyogo Furuhashi makes no mistake. The score reads 4-2 and Vissel Kobe are in front.
71' Assisted by Yuta Higuchi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daichi Hayashi makes no mistake. 4-3!
75' Keijiro Ogawa is replacing Yuta Goke for the Vissel Kobe side.
80' Tatsuya Morita has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
85' Sergi Samper is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sagan Tosu FC so far.
87' The crowd applauds Hideto Takahashi as he leaves the pitch. Daiki Matsuoka steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
90' Yutaro Oda gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Kyogo Furuhashi and will look to change the dynamic.
4-3 the final result. Sagan Tosu FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Riki Harakawa
36
Hideto Takahashi ↓ Daiki Matsuoka 87'
19
Cho Donggeon ↓ Yohei Toyoda 75'
38
Daiki Miya
7
Takeshi Kanamori ↓ Fuchi Honda 75'
1
Tatsuya Morita C
2
Teruki Hara
30
Yuta Higuchi
6
Yuto Uchida ↓ Ayumu Ohata 87'
22
Tomoya Koyamatsu
28
Ryoya Morishita ↓ Daichi Hayashi 66'

Bench

18
Yohei Takaoka
41
Daiki Matsuoka ↑ 87'
11
Yohei Toyoda ↑ 75'
15
Park Jeongsu
23
Fuchi Honda ↑ 75'
16
Daichi Hayashi ↑ 66'
31
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 87'

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Iniesta	3
Yoshinori Muto	3
Hotaru Yamaguchi	3
Yuya Osako	2
Douglas	2
Mike Havenaar	1
Riki Harakawa	1

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-09-16 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-09-12 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tokyo D 2020-09-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe L 2020-09-05 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-09-19 Sagan Tosu FC 1–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2020-09-16 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2020-09-13 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-09-05 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Yokohama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.01 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe53% Draw23% Sagan Tosu FC24%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

75%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

47%

Vissel Kobe or Sagan Tosu FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe37% Draw41% Sagan Tosu FC22%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

5.9%

1 – 0

5.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 1

3.9%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	20%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	14%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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