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

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J. League · 2022

Vissel Kobe

4 – 0

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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 .

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

62% 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

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

5/1

61-75

3/6

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Vissel Kobe host Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the battle begin!
5' Goro Kawanami has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
9' Yuta Imazu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 9.
13' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Kosei Shibasaki departs to be replaced by Sho Sasaki.
14' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 14 minute. Kosei Shibasaki leaves to be changed by Sho Sasaki.
19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuta Imazu, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' What a moment for Ryuho Kikuchi! That strike on 20 puts his side firmly in control.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takayuki Yoshida might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
40' Yuki Kobayashi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
54' Yuki Kobayashi makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Vissel Kobe are in front.
55' Gotoku Sakai has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Koya Yuruki makes it 4-0.
59' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 59 minute. Ezequiel leaves to be changed by Tsukasa Morishima.
63' Leo Osaki makes way for Takahiro Ogihara at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
68' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yutaro Oda is hanging Yuya Osako on the field on 68 minute.
69' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Koya Yuruki is withdrawn and Daiju Sasaki gets his opportunity.
70' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Pieros Sotiriou trudges off to be replaced by Nassim Ben Khalifa on 70 minutes.
75' Tomoya Fujii has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
80' Vissel Kobe have won 488 goals from 457 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
81' Yuta Goke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuki Kobayashi at the 81 minute mark.
86' Yuya Asano has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
The points are shared — Vissel Kobe 4-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Honours even.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Tomoaki Makino ↑ 81'
33
Takahiro Ogihara ↑ 63'
19
Ryo Hatsuse
32
Ryotaro Hironaga
7
Yuta Goke ↑ 81'
22
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 69'
41
Yutaro Oda ↑ 68'

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

14
Ezequiel ↓ Tsukasa Morishima 59'
22
Goro Kawanami
6
Toshihiro Aoyama ↓ Ryo Tanada 69'
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↓ Sho Sasaki 14'
17
Taishi Matsumoto
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↓ Nassim Ben Khalifa 70'
3
Tsukasa Shiotani
16
Yuya Asano
15
Tomoya Fujii ↓ Takumu Kawamura 59'
33
Yuta Imazu
21
Jelani Sumiyoshi

Bench

19
Sho Sasaki ↑ 14'
1
Takuto Hayashi
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↑ 59'
27
Takumu Kawamura ↑ 59'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↑ 70'
28
Ryo Tanada ↑ 69'
–
Sota Koshimichi

Coach Michael Skibbe

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

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

2 – 0

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

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.