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 (2026/26)
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

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	Jubilo 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

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' Vissel Kobe have kicked off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Vissel Kobe winning 100% of all matches.
20' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Sho Sasaki gets a card.
45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gotoku Sakai is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
54' That is a card for Vissel Kobe. Thuler will be fuming at that decision.
59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
64' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
72' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jean Patric is hanging Rikuto Hirose on the field on 72 minute.
74' It’s a booking for Vissel Kobe player. Yuki Honda gets a card.
75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima ring the changes. Makoto Mitsuta has done his job and it is now time for Ezequiel to step up.
79' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Pieros Sotiriou is replaced by Takaaki Shichi.
84' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 427 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
87' That is a card for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Takaaki Shichi will be fuming at that decision.
87' Nanasei Iino is ready to make an impact after coming on for Taisei Miyashiro at the 87 minute mark.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Hayato Araki.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Leandro Pereira	3
Patric	3
Patric	2
Iniesta	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Sho Sasaki	2
Daiki Watari	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 Jubilo 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.