J-League: Two participants in fairly good shape get together for this fixture. Vissel Kobe hold a wee edge with their 1st place in the standings?
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+25) in J-League
Both teams have had time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's aim for an energetic game!
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
7-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far this season. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at EDION Stadium.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are confident in defense, having played 199 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for Sanfrecce, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Sagan Tosu away with the result 2-0. Sotiriou and Vieira found the net in that victory. Sotiriou, a striker, was the champion player for the team in that game, collecting a rating of 7.85 (out of 10). Sotiriou scored one goal and hit one key pass.
0-0 away at Kashiwa Reysol before that.This is expected to be a close game, with Sanfrecce Hiroshima perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sanfrecce Hiroshima as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Sanfrecce Hiroshima has won 6 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Trench warfare? In this team's last 10 league games, 8 have contained two goals or less.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. Sanfrecce are not conceding a lot of goals here at EDION Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the J-League.
Vissel Kobe had fun at their own home (EDION Stadium) last time out, beating Kyoto Sanga 2-1. Patric and Kawasaki scored. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Yoshida when Patric scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. The attacker Patric got a match rating of 7.84 in that game. Patric scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Preceding that, 1-1 away against Roasso Kumamoto (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) in the Emperor Cup. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Vissel playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 6 Vissel Kobe wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Vissel Kobe has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 12 games. Vissel are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head game ended Vissel Kobe - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Sanfrecce victories, two draws and three Vissel Kobe wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōsako 19 goals |  Y. Muto 8 goals |   D. da Silva Vieira 7 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | 48 |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 65% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 77% |
| 42% | 46% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 58% | 54% |
| 12% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 31% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 31% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 42% | 42% |
| 27% | 15% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 17.1 | 19.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 12.4 | 12 |
| 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 19% | 21% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | 40% |
| 8.8 | 8.2 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 12.4 | 11.7 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vissel Kobe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vissel Kobe have the most points (24) away in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+12) away in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+25) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 25 | 52 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 46 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -11 | 33 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Sagan Tosu | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 29 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -24 | 22 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 18 |
