Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2019

Vissel Kobe

2 – 4

Full Time

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 14 Apr 2019 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Emil Salomonsson

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ryo Hirama
Referee Hirokazu Otsubo
Referee Masaaki Toma
Referee Naoya Okawa

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 Tōkyō	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 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-14 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-08-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2017-12-17 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–4	L
06 Apr	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	A	1–2	L
30 Mar	Gamba Osaka	A	4–3	W
17 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
10 Mar	Vegalta Sendai	A	3–1	W
02 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–0	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	4–2	W
06 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	3–0	W
30 Mar	Oita FC Trinita	A	1–0	W
17 Mar	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	H	1–0	W
09 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Jubilo Iwata	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#1	Position	#4
35	Points	30
18	Played	18
11 / 0 / 7	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
41	Scored	41
37	Conceded	33
+4	GD	+8
1.94	PPG	1.67
61%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

0-15

–/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/4

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' The 30-year-old Hayao Kawabe has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Wellington doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
20' Vissel Kobe have won 467 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
23' The deadlock is broken! Patric gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' GOAL! Kyogo Furuhashi fires home to make it 2-1!
33' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
53' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
60' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Patric is withdrawn and Yusuke Minagawa gets his opportunity.
65' Brilliant from the ! Yoshifumi Kashiwa makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 65.
69' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daiki Watari on 69.
73' Brilliant from the ! Daiki Watari makes it 2-4 with a superb finish on 73.
74' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Sergi Samper is withdrawn and Hirotaka Mita gets his opportunity.
79' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Daiki Watari by Sho Inagaki on 79 minute.
81' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Emil Salomonsson is replaced by Kohei Shimizu.
86' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
Full Time. Sanfrecce Hiroshima beats Vissel Kobe

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach JuanMa Lillo

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Leandro Pereira	3
Patric	3
Patric	2
Iniesta	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Sho Sasaki	2
Daiki Watari	2

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2019-04-14 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-04-06 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2019-03-30 Gamba Osaka 3–4 Vissel Kobe W 2019-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2019-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Vissel Kobe W 2019-03-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2019-04-14 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Gamba Osaka W 2019-03-30 Oita FC Trinita 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-03-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Matsumoto Yamaga FC W 2019-03-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2019-03-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Jubilo Iwata D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.76 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

2.07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe33% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima42%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

58%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

67%

Vissel Kobe or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe27% Draw39% Sanfrecce Hiroshima34%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted

2 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 3

5.4%

2 – 3

4.8%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 2

0 – 1

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 0

3.4%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	19%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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