Thursday , 2 July 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Vissel Kobe
2 – 0
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 13 May 2023 · 05:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe 15,741 HT 45' · FT 45'
Hayato Araki og 47' 1–0
Yoshinori Muto 90' 2–0
Y 28' Takaaki Shichi
Y 64' Hayato Araki
Y 71' Shuto Nakano
Thuler 84' Y
Haruya Ide 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Assistant 1 Satoshi Karakami
  • Assistant 2 Osamu Akasaka
8 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

10
4
6
Vissel Kobe 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-13 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–0 W
07 May Yokohama FC H 3–0 W
03 May Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D
29 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W
22 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
15 Apr Kashima Antlers A 5–1 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L
07 May Avispa Fukuoka H 3–1 W
29 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–0 W
22 Apr FC Tōkyō H 1–2 L
15 Apr Yokohama FC A 3–0 W
09 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 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' And we are off! Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Shunki Higashi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Yuya Osako, a Japan , has 13 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 28' Takaaki Shichi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' Mitsuki Saito needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Takaaki Shichi departs to be replaced by Ezequiel.
  • 47' A goal from the Japan international Hayato Araki! He fires home on 47 to make it 1-0!
  • 52' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 57' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Ryo Hatsuse has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Gakuto Notsuda is replaced by Douglas Vieira on 60 minute.
  • 64' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Daiju Sasaki is replaced by Leo Osaki on 66 minute.
  • 67' The whistle greets Daiju Sasaki as he departs to be replaced by Leo Osaki.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Shun Ayukawa comes on to replace Nassim Ben Khalifa.
  • 71' Shuto Nakano catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Shun Ayukawa. He replaces Nassim Ben Khalifa on 72 minute.
  • 77' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Koya Yuruki is replaced by Jean Patric.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Haruya Ide comes on to replace Leo Osaki.
  • 84' The referee has no hesitation. Matheus Thuler is booked for Vissel Kobe — Yellow card on 84.
  • 88' Taichi Yamasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shunki Higashi at the 88 minute mark.
  • 89' Haruya Ide picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Yoshinori Muto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • Vissel Kobe celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 4
Leandro Pereira 3
Patric 3
Patric 2
Iniesta 2
Mutsuki Kato 2
Sho Sasaki 2
Daiki Watari 2

Head to Head

2023-05-13 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Vissel Kobe Form

2023-05-13 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-05-07 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Yokohama FC W 2023-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2023-04-29 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2023-04-22 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2023-04-15 Kashima Antlers 1–5 Vissel Kobe W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-05-13 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-04-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2023-04-15 Yokohama FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-04-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.05 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe54% Draw23% Sanfrecce Hiroshima23%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
77%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
46%
Vissel Kobe or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe39% Draw41% Sanfrecce Hiroshima20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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