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'

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League .

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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 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 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

0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Vissel Kobe get us underway at .
5' Daiki Miya has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 444 appearances.
10' Daniel Schmidt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Noaki Sugai has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' Vegalta Sendai are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
35' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' 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.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
65' Vegalta Sendai fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
70' It’s high time JuanMa Lillo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' 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 Leo Osaki suffering a number of foals already.
80' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vissel Kobe must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' Vissel Kobe have won 467 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vissel Kobe players.

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
Keijiro Ogawa	2
Yoshinori Muto	2
Yuta Goke	2
Douglas	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.