AFC Champions League betting and spectator preview: Ulsan and Vissel Kobe meet at Al Janoub Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next 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.
Ulsan form and stats
Last season, Ulsan's AFC Champions League journey ended in the 8th finals.7W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the AFC Champions League for Ulsan.
Ulsan's last game was hosting Beijing Guoan and winning 2-0. Before that, Ulsan had a AFC Champions League home game versus Melbourne Victory which ended with a victory 1-0.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L7 on the road this term. That's in the J-League. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the AFC Champions League stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses both home and away. It's looking increasingly bleak for Vissel Kobe who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Vegalta Sendai was the last time a defeat was avoided. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Vissel are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Vissel delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Suwon Bluewings (after extra-time, 7-6 on penalties) in their previous match; a AFC Champions League game. Before that, Vissel secured a home win against Shanghai SIPG with the score 2-0.
Vissel has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 16 games. As for defending, Vissel Kobe rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 28 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  G. Figueiredo Pinto Júnior 26 goals |  K. Furuhashi 12 goals | D. Chagas Matos 7 goals |
Ulsan missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Ulsan | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 44 | 27 | Scored | S | 19 | 35 | ||
| 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 23 | 47 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 91% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 43% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 54 | 76 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 62 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 59 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 31 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 58 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 55 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 48 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 48 |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 33 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 47 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 31 | -9 | 45 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 23 | -10 | 38 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -8 | 36 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -13 | 35 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Yokohama | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -22 | 29 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -18 | 25 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 65 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -21 | 25 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 59 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -26 | 24 |