International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Kitchee and Vissel Kobe are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Kitchee form and stats
Last season, Kitchee's AFC Champions League journey ended in the group stage.As mentioned below, Kitchee are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Premier League games.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw vs Vissel Kobe in the AFC Champions League last time out and are looking for a victory here. Midfielder Cleiton was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.45 (out of ten) in that game. Cleiton served one assist, hit six key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Kitchee at home in the league. 7 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe was sent out of AFC Champions League in the semi-finals last season.There's been little loot from Vissel Kobe's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the J-League. Vissel Kobe only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Kitchee in their previous outing. The AFC Champions League fixture ended 2-2. Yamakawa was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.34. The defender Yamakawa won 5 of 6 duels.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vissel as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vissel Kobe have conceded 10 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent registered match between these squads is the Kitchee - Vissel Kobe 2-2 played not long ago this season. Baena (Kitchee) was given a red card by the ref when these teams last played each other. Head to head totals (for the last two meetings): Kitchee won zero games, one match ended in a draw and Vissel Kobe have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being from the last two duels.Top Goalscorers
  D. Damjanović 4 goals |  T. Maronesi 2 goals |  J. Baena Urdiales 2 goals |
Kitchee missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Kitchee | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 51 | 29 | Scored | S | 15 | 39 | ||
| 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 17 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 32% | ||
| 6.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.4 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | ||
| 8.5 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10.2 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | Kitchee | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Chiangrai United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -8 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southern District | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Kitchee | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | Warriors | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Eastern | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Rangers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 6 | Hong Kong FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| 7 | HK U23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | -13 | 1 |
| 8 | Tai Chung | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Jubilo Iwata | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Nagoya Grampus | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
