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Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Vissel Kobe
4 – 0
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 8 Oct 2022 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
R 9' Yuta Imazu

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

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

10
4
6
Vissel Kobe 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-08 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-03-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2021-05-01 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 4–0 W
01 Oct Avispa Fukuoka A 1–0 W
18 Sep Gamba Osaka H 2–1 W
14 Sep FC Tokyo H 2–1 W
10 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 0–0 D
03 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–2 L
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Vissel Kobe A 0–4 L
01 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds H 4–1 W
17 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D
10 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 0–4 L
03 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W
27 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 3–0 W

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' Temperatures are rising at as Vissel Kobe face off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 9' It’s gonna be a Red card for Yuta Imazu.
  • 13' The supporters are chanting for Sho Sasaki. He replaces Kosei Shibasaki on 13 minute.
  • 14' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Kosei Shibasaki exits the field as Sho Sasaki enters on 14.
  • 19' Nassim Ben Khalifa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' GOAL! Ryuho Kikuchi scores on 20.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tetsushi Yamakawa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 30' Vissel Kobe seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Vissel Kobe currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Against the run of play, Yuki Kobayashi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 55' GOAL! Gotoku Sakai fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 57' The deadlock is broken! Koya Yuruki gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
  • 59' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Ezequiel departs to be replaced by Tsukasa Morishima.
  • 63' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Leo Osaki departs to be replaced by Takahiro Ogihara.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Yuya Osako is replaced by Yutaro Oda.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Daiju Sasaki comes on to replace Koya Yuruki.
  • 70' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Pieros Sotiriou by Nassim Ben Khalifa on 70 minute.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 100% of all matches.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 81' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Goke is hanging Yuki Kobayashi on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuki Kobayashi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-10-08 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-03-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2021-05-01 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-10-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Form

2022-10-08 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-10-01 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2022-09-18 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Gamba Osaka W 2022-09-14 Vissel Kobe 2–1 FC Tokyo W 2022-09-10 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2022-09-03 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–0 Vissel Kobe L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-10-08 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-10-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe57% Draw22% Sanfrecce Hiroshima21%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
78%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
43%
Vissel Kobe or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe42% Draw39% Sanfrecce Hiroshima19%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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