Vissel Kobe vs Tokushima Vortis, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vissel Kobe vs Tokushima Vortis — J. League at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
- Tokushima Vortis 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Nov Tokushima Vortis H 1–0 W 03 Nov Vegalta Sendai H 4–2 W 24 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D 16 Oct Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W 02 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds H 5–1 W 29 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Nov Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L 03 Nov Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L 23 Oct Oita FC Trinita H 1–1 D 16 Oct Yokohama FC A 3–5 L 03 Oct Sagan Tosu FC H 3–0 W 25 Sep Vegalta Sendai A 1–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Vissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Vissel Kobe gets underway.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Tokushima Vortis 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' It looks like no one’s ball. Tokushima Vortis is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 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.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuta Goke made 421 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' It’s high time Daniel Poyatos Algaba made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tokushima Vortis that had 37 games and scored 35 goals.
- 50' 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.
- 55' Tokushima Vortis started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 57' Goal! Yuya Osako scores his 67 goal in 403 matches.
- 58' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 58 minute. Yuta Goke leaves to be changed by Lincoln.
- 63' Another substitution for Tokushima Vortis to replace Yuki Kakita by Mushaga Bakenga on 63 minute.
- 68' 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 Hotaru Yamaguchi suffering a number of foals already.
- 70' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leo Osaki is hanging Sergi Samper on the field on 70 minute.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Yuya Nakasaka. He replaces Iniesta on 79 minute.
- 84' The travelling Tokushima Vortis supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 89' The whistle greets Tokuma Suzuki as he departs to be replaced by Kazunari Ichimi.
- With this win, Vissel Kobe is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Vissel Kobe Lineups
Starting XI
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Yuya Osako ↓ Daiju Sasaki 79'
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Sergi Samper ↓ Leo Osaki 70'
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Ryo Hatsuse ↓ Yuki Kobayashi 70'
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Iniesta ↓ Yuya Nakasaka 79'
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Bench
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Lincoln ↑ 58'
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Yuki Kobayashi ↑ 70'
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Leo Osaki ↑ 70'
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Daiju Sasaki ↑ 79'
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Yuya Nakasaka ↑ 79'
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Tokushima Vortis Lineups
Starting XI
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Yuki Kakita ↓ Mushaga Bakenga 63'
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Yudai Konishi ↓ Koki Sugimori 79'
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Diego ↓ Seiya Fujita 79'
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Tokuma Suzuki ↓ Kazunari Ichimi 89'
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Bench
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Kazunari Ichimi ↑ 89'
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Seiya Fujita ↑ 79'
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Koki Sugimori ↑ 79'
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Mushaga Bakenga ↑ 63'
Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yuki Kakita 1 Yuya Osako 1 Ryuho Kikuchi 1 Head to Head
Vissel Kobe Form
Tokushima Vortis Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.58 Vissel Kobe xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.93 Tokushima Vortis xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vissel Kobe winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.51Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Vissel Kobe or Draw 80%Draw or Tokushima Vortis 46%Vissel Kobe or Tokushima Vortis 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 10.2%2 – 0 9.9%2 – 1 9.1%0 – 1 6.5%1 – 2 5.3%3 – 0 5.1%3 – 1 4.8%2 – 2 4.3%0 – 2 3.4%3 – 2 2.3%Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe
Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Tokushima Vortis covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 16% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 24% 49% -0.5 51% — 49% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 13% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Tokushima Vortis keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

