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

0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Vissel Kobe vs Sagan Tosu FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The travelling Sagan Tosu FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
9' What a strike from Hotaru Yamaguchi! The score is 1-0.
14' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
17' Magnificent from Takeshi Kanamori! That is 14 goals in 447 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
20' A stunning finish from Iniesta — that came from absolutely nowhere!
25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
26' That is a Yellow card for Vissel Kobe. Sergi Samper will be fuming at that decision.
29' That is a Yellow card for Vissel Kobe. Daigo Nishi will be fuming at that decision.
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Riki Harakawa, as he is very good at scoring at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
39' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
49' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
51' Magnificent from Riki Harakawa! That is 15 goals in 279 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
55' Vissel Kobe is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kyogo Furuhashi on 55.
60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
66' The supporters are chanting for Daichi Hayashi. He replaces Ryoya Morishita on 66 minute.
68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kyogo Furuhashi makes it 4-2.
71' A stunning finish from Daichi Hayashi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
75' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Yuta Goke departs to be replaced by Keijiro Ogawa.
80' 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.
85' Teruki Hara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
87' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daiki Matsuoka is hanging Hideto Takahashi on the field on 87 minute.
90' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Kyogo Furuhashi departs to be replaced by Yutaro Oda.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Jean Patric	1
Kyosuke Tagawa	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.