Vissel Kobe vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 30 May 2021 · 05:03 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45' · FT 45'

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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 Hiroki Kasahara
Referee Ryo Hirama
Referee Koji Morikawa
Referee Minoru Tojo
Referee Toshihiro Nakai
Referee Yusuke Ohashi (Japan)

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

Vissel Kobe 15 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sagan Tosu FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-30 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–1	D
26 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–1	W
22 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L
15 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
09 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–2	L
01 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–0	W

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 May	Vissel Kobe	A	1–1	D
26 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	0–0	D
22 May	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
15 May	Ōita FC Trinita	A	1–1	D
08 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
01 May	Tokushima Vortis	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Sagan Tosu FC gets underway.
1' The deadlock is broken! Keiya Sento gets on the scoresheet on 1 minutes.
6' Sagan Tosu FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
11' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
16' Sagan Tosu FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
18' Tomoya Koyamatsu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nanasei Iino at the 18 minute mark.
23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
28' Douglas doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
33' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hotaru Yamaguchi made 374 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
48' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Sagan Tosu FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
58' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
63' 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.
66' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Noriyoshi Sakai exits the field as Keita Yamashita enters on 66.
71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Myung-Hwi Kim will be considering his options from the bench.
73' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Douglas is replaced by Daiju Sasaki.
78' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Noriyoshi Sakai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
83' 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.
84' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Yuta Goke is replaced by Ayub Masika on 84 minute.
89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Hiroki Iikura
19
Ryo Hatsuse ↑ 84'
14
Takuya Yasui
37
Asahi Masuyama
25
Leo Osaki
22
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 73'
40
Ayub Masika ↑ 84'

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Yoshihiro Nakano ↓ Toshio Shimakawa 84'
3
Eduardo
41
Daiki Matsuoka
20
Hwang Seokho
10
Yuta Higuchi
40
Park Ilkyu
8
Daichi Hayashi ↓ Fuchi Honda 66'
31
Ayumu Ohata ↓ Shinya Nakano 84'
44
Keiya Sento
15
Noriyoshi Sakai ↓ Keita Yamashita 66'
24
Nanasei Iino ↓ Tomoya Koyamatsu 18'

Bench

1
Tatsuya Morita
4
Toshio Shimakawa ↑ 84'
23
Fuchi Honda ↑ 66'
22
Tomoya Koyamatsu ↑ 18'
47
Shinya Nakano ↑ 84'
9
Keita Yamashita ↑ 66'
30
Masaya Tashiro

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-05-30 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-26 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2021-05-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2021-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-09 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2021-05-01 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-05-30 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-22 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-05-15 Ōita FC Trinita 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-05-01 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Tokushima Vortis W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.5 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe49% Draw27% Sagan Tosu FC24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

77%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

51%

Vissel Kobe or Sagan Tosu FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe34% Draw49% Sagan Tosu FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

2 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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