Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Vissel Kobe

0 – 0

Full Time

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 05:00 UTC Noevir Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 40' Sho Sasaki

Thuler 54' Y

Yuki Honda 74' Y

Y 87' Takaaki Shichi

Y 90' Hayato Araki

Overview

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

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	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

Vissel Kobe 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-16 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-09-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
09 Mar	FC Tōkyō	A	2–1	W
02 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
24 Feb	Júbilo Iwata	A	2–0	W
03 Dec	Gamba Osaka	A	1–0	W
25 Nov	Nagoya Grampus	H	2–1	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	Vissel Kobe	A	0–0	D
09 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	H	4–0	W
02 Mar	FC Tōkyō	A	1–1	D
23 Feb	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–0	W
03 Dec	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
25 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Vissel Kobe launch into their encounter with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' 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.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Gotoku Sakai is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
20' Ezequiel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takumu Kawamura made 340 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima receives a card for a hard tackle on 40.
45' It’s high time Takayuki Yoshida made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
50' A quiet spell here at Noevir Stadium. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
54' Vissel Kobe receives a card for a hard tackle on 54.
59' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
64' 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.
69' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
72' The crowd applauds Rikuto Hirose as he leaves the pitch. Jean Patric steps in for Vissel Kobe.
74' Poor challenge from Yuki Honda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
75' The whistle greets Makoto Mitsuta as he departs to be replaced by Ezequiel.
79' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Pieros Sotiriou is replaced by Takaaki Shichi on 79 minute.
84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
87' Takaaki Shichi is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
87' Nanasei Iino gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Taisei Miyashiro and will look to change the dynamic.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Hayato Araki.
0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2024-03-16 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-03-09 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2024-03-02 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2024-02-24 Júbilo Iwata 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2023-12-03 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2023-11-25 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-03-16 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-03-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-03-02 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-12-03 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-11-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Gamba Osaka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.5 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.33 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe42% Draw27% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

69%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

58%

Vissel Kobe or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe30% Draw46% Sanfrecce Hiroshima24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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