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

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

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 Tōkyō	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

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima has kicked off!
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
9' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a Red card on 9.
13' Sho Sasaki gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Kosei Shibasaki and will look to change the dynamic.
14' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Kosei Shibasaki is replaced by Sho Sasaki on 14 minute.
19' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Ryuho Kikuchi adds to his 0 season tally! Vissel Kobe lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takayuki Yoshida will be considering his options from the bench.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuki Kobayashi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
35' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ren Komatsu scoring 1 goals.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
54' What composure from Yuki Kobayashi! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-0.
55' Gotoku Sakai makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Vissel Kobe are in front.
57' What a strike from Koya Yuruki! The score is 4-0.
59' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Ezequiel is withdrawn and Tsukasa Morishima gets his opportunity.
63' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Leo Osaki is withdrawn and Takahiro Ogihara gets his opportunity.
68' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Yuya Osako has done his job and it is now time for Yutaro Oda to step up.
69' Daiju Sasaki is replacing Koya Yuruki for the Vissel Kobe side.
70' Pieros Sotiriou makes way for Nassim Ben Khalifa at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tsukasa Shiotani, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
81' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Yuki Kobayashi departs to be replaced by Yuta Goke.
86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
The final score is 4-0.

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 Tōkyō 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.