This league season has been difficult for Vissel Kobe up to now, while Kashiwa Reysol have enjoyed success. Will the visiting team get another win at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe?
- Vissel Kobe have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in J-League
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in J-League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Vissel Kobe form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Vissel Kobe have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 10 games.
An away draw last time out for Vissel Kobe, facing Kashima Antlers in a game that ended 1-1. The hometeam coach Yoshida made a successful contribution in the game against Kashima Antlers, bringing on Osako who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. Defender Kikuchi got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.04/10. Kikuchi won 8 of 8 duels.
This is expected to be a close game, with Vissel Kobe perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vissel Kobe as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Vissel Kobe has won 5 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Avispa Fukuoka are coming to town in four days.
The Vissel fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Kashiwa Reysol form and stats
5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Kashiwa Reysol playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
266 minutes! That's how long the Kashiwa Reysol goalkeeper Masato Sasaki and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Kashiwa go into this game after a win, the home game against Consadole Sapporo that ended 1-0. Kashiwa Reysol goalie Sasaki was high and low in the Consadole Sapporo game, contributing seven saves towards the victory. Goalkeeper Sasaki got the top player rating of the team with 8.41/10. Sasaki topped it up with a clean sheet.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Kashiwa Reysol in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Kashiwa Reysol, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Kashiwa find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Kashiwa Reysol - Vissel Kobe 3-1 was the outcome when these two participants previously played each other, also in this season. Previous ten meetings between these participants: Vissel Kobe won three, Kashiwa Reysol triumphed in seven and we saw zero draws. nine games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Gonçalves Sávio 6 goals | M. Hosoya 6 goals |   Y. Muto 5 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Kashiwa Reysol missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 28 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 86% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 68% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 55% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 36% |
| 27% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 27% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 10% | 9% |
| 41% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 30% | 36% |
| 27% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 5.3 | 3.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 9.6 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 9.6 | 10.6 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 30% | 30% |
| 11 | 9.4 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3 |
- Kashiwa Reysol have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vissel Kobe have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most matches under the total-line (12) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 45 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 40 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 36 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -1 | 32 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 28 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Kyoto Sanga | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Shonan Bellmare | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Nagoya Grampus | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -18 | 24 |
| 15 | Vissel Kobe | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 18 | Júbilo Iwata | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 19 |
