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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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō H 2–1 W
10 Sep Nagoya Grampus H 0–0 D
03 Sep Kyōto 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
43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
43% 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
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G
Yoshinori Muto 1 G
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
  • 5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 9' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a Red card on 9.
  • 13' Sho Sasaki is replacing Kosei Shibasaki for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
  • 14' Sho Sasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kosei Shibasaki at the 14 minute mark.
  • 19' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Ryuho Kikuchi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nassim Ben Khalifa made 3 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Yuki Kobayashi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Tetsushi Yamakawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Kosei Shibasaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 50' Pieros Sotiriou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 54' What a moment for Yuki Kobayashi! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gotoku Sakai makes it 3-0.
  • 57' Koya Yuruki has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 59' Tsukasa Morishima is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ezequiel at the 59 minute mark.
  • 63' Takahiro Ogihara gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Leo Osaki and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Yuya Osako as he leaves the pitch. Yutaro Oda steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • 69' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Koya Yuruki by Daiju Sasaki on 69 minute.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Pieros Sotiriou is replaced by Nassim Ben Khalifa.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 81' Vissel Kobe make a change. Yuki Kobayashi trudges off to be replaced by Yuta Goke on 81 minutes.
  • 86' 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.
  • Full Time. Vissel Kobe beats Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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
Mutsuki Kato 2
Sho Sasaki 2
Daiki Watari 2
Tsukasa Morishima 2
Sho Inagaki 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 Tōkyō W 2022-09-10 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2022-09-03 Kyōto 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.