International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Vissel Kobe and Yokohama F. Marinos are looking forward to this AFC Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Round of 16.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe participated in AFC Champions League the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.With 3 J-League wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Vissel Kobe are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Happy days for Vissel in their previous game, a fixture away at Consadole Sapporo that ended with a 2-0 victory. The striker Yuruki was announced as "man of the match" for Vissel Kobe with a rating of 9.1/10. Yuruki scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
At Saitama Stadium 2002, Vissel Kobe has the goal stats of 11-11 (for/against) from 11 league fixtures.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
They also participated in AFC Champions League last season. This ended in the 8th finals.5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Yokohama F. Marinos in their J-League matches away.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Nabisco Cup home defeat versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Kawasaki Frontale's place.Yokohama struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Vissel Kobe, three draws and six wins for Yokohama F. Marinos. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  L. de Sousa Pereira 10 goals | T. Nishimura 8 goals | A. Lopes de Souza 7 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 36 | 26 | Scored | S | 29 | 51 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.2 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 31% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | ||
| 10.7 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 48 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 43 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Nagoya Grampus | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -16 | 28 |
| 12 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Avispa Fukuoka | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | Jubilo Iwata | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -19 | 22 |
