Vissel Kobe vs Vegalta Sendai, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Vissel Kobe

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Vegalta Sendai

Sat 1 Dec 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Vissel Kobe vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League .

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ryo Hirama
Referee Koji Murakami
Referee Minoru Tojo
Referee Kentaro Matsui

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 16 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vegalta Sendai

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-01 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Vegalta Sendai 2018-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-02-03 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2017-08-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2017-02-25 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Dec	Vegalta Sendai	H	3–2	W
24 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–3	D
10 Nov	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–0	D
03 Nov	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–1	W
20 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	3–5	L
06 Oct	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	1–1	D

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Dec	Vissel Kobe	A	2–3	L
24 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	0–3	L
10 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–0	W
04 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	0–1	L
20 Oct	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–3	L
07 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

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

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Vissel Kobe kicks off things out of here…
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyogo Furuhashi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' Vegalta Sendai fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' 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 Hirotaka Mita suffering a number of foals already.
30' 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.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Iniesta is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vegalta Sendai.
40' Japan international Yasuhiro Hiraoka has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Susumu Watanabe will be considering his options from the bench.
50' 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.
55' Vegalta Sendai come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Vegalta Sendai are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
70' 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.
75' 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.
80' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Kazuki Oiwa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vegalta Sendai needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Naoki Ishihara, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
3-2 the final result. Vegalta Sendai will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach JuanMa Lillo

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Douglas	2
Keijiro Ogawa	2
Yoshinori Muto	2
Yuta Goke	2
Ryo Germain	1
Ryutaro Iio	1
Ramon Lopes	1

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-12-01 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-11-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Vissel Kobe D 2018-11-10 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2018-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2018-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Vissel Kobe L 2018-10-06 Vissel Kobe 1–1 V-Varen Nagasaki D

Vegalta Sendai Form

2018-12-01 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-11-24 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Kashima Antlers L 2018-11-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-11-04 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-10-20 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2018-10-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.46 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe49% Draw26% Vegalta Sendai25%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

75%

Draw or Vegalta Sendai

51%

Vissel Kobe or Vegalta Sendai

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe31% Draw48% Vegalta Sendai21%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

9.9%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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