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

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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

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

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

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Assistant 1 Satoshi Karakami
Assistant 2 Osamu Akasaka

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Tokyo	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

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 NOEVIR Stadium Kobe as Vissel Kobe face off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 444 games and scored 467 goals.
15' Taichi Yamasaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' 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.
28' Poor challenge from Takaaki Shichi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
33' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's 3-4-2-1 shape.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' The crowd applauds Takaaki Shichi as he leaves the pitch. Ezequiel steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
47' Hayato Araki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
52' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Yoshinori Muto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
57' Vissel Kobe looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ren Komatsu scoring 1 goals.
60' Douglas Vieira is replacing Gakuto Notsuda for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
64' The referee calls foul for Hayato Araki. He receives a Yellow card.
66' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Daiju Sasaki is withdrawn and Leo Osaki gets his opportunity.
67' Leo Osaki is replacing Daiju Sasaki for the Vissel Kobe side.
71' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Nassim Ben Khalifa is replaced by Shun Ayukawa.
71' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
72' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Nassim Ben Khalifa departs to be replaced by Shun Ayukawa.
77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tsukasa Shiotani, as he is very good at scoring at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
78' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Koya Yuruki exits the field as Jean Patric enters on 78.
79' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Haruya Ide is hanging Leo Osaki on the field on 79 minute.
84' That is a Yellow card for Vissel Kobe. Matheus Thuler will be fuming at that decision.
88' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Shunki Higashi is replaced by Taichi Yamasaki on 88 minute.
89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Haruya Ide on 89 minutes.
90' Yoshinori Muto has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Vissel Kobe 2-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Douglas Vieira 60'
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
10
Tsukasa Morishima
8
Takumu Kawamura
24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Taichi Yamasaki 88'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↓ Shun Ayukawa 72'
33
Tsukasa Shiotani
4
Hayato Araki
16
Takaaki Shichi ↓ Ezequiel 46'
32
Sota Koshimichi ↓ Shuto Nakano 60'

Bench

14
Ezequiel ↑ 46'
22
Goro Kawanami
3
Taichi Yamasaki ↑ 88'
17
Taishi Matsumoto
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 60'
23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 72'
15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 60'

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 Tokyo 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.