Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sanfrecce Hiroshima & Vissel Kobe face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the J-League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Sanfrecce Hiroshima have to build on here at EDION Stadium in the J-League.
The Sanfrecce Hiroshima goalkeeper Keisuke Osako is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 201 minutes without conceding a goal in the J-League.
Sanfrecce are returning here after visiting Yokohama and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Vieira and Higashi scored the goal(s). Midfielder Higashi was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.02 (out of ten) in that game. Higashi scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Sagan Tosu.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sanfrecce Hiroshima's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 4.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Tokyo are coming to town in three days.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima aren't scoring a lot here at EDION Stadium in the league, with only {3 goals} from 4 games. Sanfrecce have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Avispa Fukuoka.The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Vissel Kobe play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 5-1 victory visiting Kashima Antlers. As you can tell from the results above, Vissel Kobe was very dominant against Kashima Antlers, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Osako (2), Muto (2) and Sasaki providing the goals. Attacker Osako got a player rating of 8.4 in the game. "Man of the match" Osako scored two goals and hit three key passes.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Albirex Niigata in the J-League.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Yokohama F. Marinos in just three days.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe have faced each other already this season: Vissel Kobe - Sanfrecce 0-5. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Sanfrecce Hiroshima won five, Vissel Kobe triumphed in two and we saw three draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōsako 5 goals |   D. da Silva Vieira 4 goals |  Y. Muto 3 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 39 | 13 | Scored | S | 17 | 38 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 6 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 56% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 28% | ||
| 6.2 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.6 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.1 | 12.6 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | ||
| 28% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| 9.5 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 11.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 3 |
| 4 | Yokohama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 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 | Vissel Kobe | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 19 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Avispa Fukuoka | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Albirex Niigata | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Shonan Bellmare | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Kawasaki Frontale | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Kashima Antlers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 2 |
