Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Vissel Kobe

0 – 3

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 4 Jul 2020 · 10:30 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'

Y 31' Yuki Nogami

Hirofumi Watanabe 41' Y

Y 67' Tsukasa Morishima

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yudai Yamamoto
Referee Yosuke Takabe
Referee Ryo Tanimoto
Referee Kota Watanabe

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 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-10-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–3	L
23 Feb	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D
07 Dec	Jubilo Iwata	H	4–1	W
30 Nov	Kashima Antlers	A	3–1	W
23 Nov	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–0	W
09 Nov	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–3	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jul	Vissel Kobe	A	3–0	W
23 Feb	Kashima Antlers	H	3–0	W
07 Dec	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–1	L
23 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	0–0	D
02 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–2	L

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

0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

0% 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

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima has kicked off!
5' Vissel Kobe has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
10' Vissel Kobe are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
20' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yuya Asano on, Yoshifumi Kashiwa off on 20 minutes.
25' Leandro Pereira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
31' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
35' Leandro Pereira adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' The referee has no hesitation. Hirofumi Watanabe is booked for Vissel Kobe — Yellow card on 41.
46' Toshihiro Aoyama has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
48' Goal! Yuya Asano scores his 28 goal in 335 matches.
53' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ren Komatsu scoring 1 goals.
55' Keijiro Ogawa gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Hirofumi Watanabe and will look to change the dynamic.
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' Shunki Higashi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Douglas Vieira at the 61 minute mark.
65' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 65 minute. Sergi Samper leaves to be changed by Junya Tanaka.
67' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 67.
72' A quiet spell here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
77' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
81' Leandro Pereira with the second goal in the match!
85' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Kosei Shibasaki on, Toshihiro Aoyama off on 85 minutes.
86' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Yuya Asano exits the field as Tomoya Fujii enters on 86.
87' So Fujitani has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daigo Nishi on 87 minute.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Daiya Maekawa
44
So Fujitani ↑ 87'
21
Junya Tanaka ↑ 65'
13
Keijiro Ogawa ↑ 55'
38
Daiju Sasaki
9
Noriaki Fujimoto ↑ 87'
17
Ryuho Kikuchi

Coach Thorsten Fink

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

44
Rhayner
39
Leandro Pereira
19
Sho Sasaki C
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 85'
38
Keisuke Osako
2
Yuki Nogami
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↓ Yuya Asano 20'
10
Tsukasa Morishima
8
Hayao Kawabe
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Shunki Higashi 61'
23
Hayato Araki

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Patric	3
Leandro Pereira	3
Daiki Watari	2
Tsukasa Morishima	2
Sho Inagaki	2
Patric	2
Iniesta	2

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-02-23 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2019-12-07 Vissel Kobe 4–1 Jubilo Iwata W 2019-11-30 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Vissel Kobe W 2019-11-23 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-07-04 Vissel Kobe 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-11-30 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-11-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2019-11-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.65 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

2.17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe30% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima46%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

54%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

70%

Vissel Kobe or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe24% Draw39% Sanfrecce Hiroshima37%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 3

5.9%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 1

4.3%

0 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	19%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

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