Vissel Kobe vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Vissel Kobe

4 – 0

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Sagan Tosu FC

Sat 14 May 2022 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League .

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

2022-05-14 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	4–0	W
08 May	Gamba Osaka	A	0–2	L
10 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L
06 Apr	FC Tōkyō	A	1–3	L
02 Apr	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	1–3	L
19 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	0–0	D

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Vissel Kobe	A	0–4	L
08 May	FC Tōkyō	A	1–0	W
03 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
29 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	4–1	W
17 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–0	D
10 Apr	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	1–3	L

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' Vissel Kobe have kicked off against Sagan Tosu FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
2' The Spain Iniesta breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
7' Supporters expect more eagerness from Park Ilkyu, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
12' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
14' GOAL! Koya Yuruki fires home to make it 2-0!
19' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
24' It looks like no one’s ball. Sagan Tosu FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nanasei Iino made 279 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
34' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Hwang Seokho has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
39' Yuji Ono is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sagan Tosu FC tonight.
44' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Sagan Tosu FC's compact .
46' Yoshihiro Nakano is replacing Yuto Iwasaki for the Sagan Tosu FC side.
51' 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.
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sagan Tosu FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' Shunta Araki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nanasei Iino on 60 minute.
61' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Nanasei Iino is replaced by Shunta Araki.
64' Yoshinori Muto does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
67' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 67 minute. Iniesta leaves to be changed by Yuya Osako.
68' The Sagan Tosu FC bench stirs into life. Akito Fukuta is withdrawn and Naoyuki Fujita gets his opportunity.
73' The whistle greets Fuchi Honda as he departs to be replaced by Yuta Fujihara.
78' Sagan Tosu FC is showing some good football. However, Sagan Tosu FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
79' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Koya Yuruki exits the field as Shion Inoue enters on 79.
82' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Yoshinori Muto is replaced by Bojan Krkic.
87' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vissel Kobe to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Yuya Osako ↑ 67'
29
Lincoln
19
Ryo Hatsuse
32
Ryotaro Hironaga
20
Shion Inoue ↑ 79'
41
Yutaro Oda ↑ 82'
9
Bojan Krkic ↑ 82'

Coach Lluis Planaguma

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Akito Fukuta ↓ Naoyuki Fujita 68'
10
Yuji Ono
20
Hwang Seokho
37
Kei Koizumi
29
Yuto Iwasaki ↓ Yoshihiro Nakano 46'
40
Park Ilkyu
8
Fuchi Honda ↓ Yuta Fujihara 73'
2
Nanasei Iino ↓ Shunta Araki 61'
30
Masaya Tashiro
5
Diego
23
Taichi Kikuchi ↓ Taisei Miyashiro 61'

Bench

7
Yoshihiro Nakano ↑ 46'
14
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 68'
11
Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 61'
25
Yuta Fujihara ↑ 73'
31
Masahiro Okamoto
42
Wataru Harada
16
Shunta Araki ↑ 61'

Coach Kenta Kawai

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Iniesta	3
Yoshinori Muto	3
Hotaru Yamaguchi	3
Douglas	2
Yuya Osako	2
Taisei Miyashiro	1
Kyosuke Tagawa	1

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2022-05-14 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-05-08 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2022-04-10 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-04-06 FC Tōkyō 3–1 Vissel Kobe L 2022-04-02 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2022-03-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Vissel Kobe D

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2022-05-14 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2022-05-08 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-05-03 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2022-04-29 Kashiwa Reysol 1–4 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-04-17 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-04-10 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–1 Sagan Tosu FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.93 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe55% Draw24% Sagan Tosu FC21%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

79%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

45%

Vissel Kobe or Sagan Tosu FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe40% Draw43% Sagan Tosu FC17%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	22%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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