Vissel Kobe and Melbourne Victory get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League Play-offs fixture.
These are busy days for the hosts, as they played only four days ago in the J-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Kashima Antlers, was also a home game here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. The away team is better rested.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the semi-finals.Vissel Kobe have collected 1 point from their J-League home games so far after 0-1-1.
The Vissel Kobe followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe: A 0-2 defeat against Kashima Antlers. Kikuchi was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.4 out of 10. The defender Kikuchi hit one key pass and won 16 of 23 duels.
A 1-1 draw away in the J-League before that, with Sanfrecce Hiroshima the opponent.There will be little rest for Vissel after this match as they are travelling to Shimizu S-Pulse for a J-League game in only four days.
At NOEVIR Stadium Kobe, Vissel Kobe has the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Melbourne Victory form and stats
Melbourne Victory was sent out of AFC Champions League in the 8th finals last season.Playing away, Melbourne Victory have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the A-League this season.
Melbourne has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Central Coast Mariners for a 1-1 draw. Hamill, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.63. Hamill won 2 of 4 duels.
Before that, Melbourne Victory secured a home win against Macarthur with the score 3-1.The schedule is very tough for Melbourne now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A A-League game at Melbourne City is waiting in only four days.
7 goals have been conceded by Melbourne Victory in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. D'Agostino 7 goals |  B. Folami 2 goals | N. Velupillay 2 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Melbourne Victory missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Melbourne Victory | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 14 | Scored | S | 19 | 40 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 45% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.1 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.9 | ||
| 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 33% | ||
| 10.1 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Jubilo Iwata | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Western United | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 | Macarthur | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Sydney | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 15 |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 15 |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
