Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vissel Kobe & Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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 Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe participated in J-League Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Avispa Fukuoka.Vissel Kobe have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the J-League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
The Vissel goalkeeper Daiya Maekawa is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 249 minutes without conceding a goal in the J-League.
Happy days for Vissel Kobe in their previous game, a fixture away at Kyoto Sanga that ended with a 3-0 victory. Yuruki, who usually features in attack, was the champion player for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 8.73 (out of 10). Yuruki scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, a nice away victory at Yokohama. A J-League Cup game.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the J-League game versus Albirex Niigata in only four days. This game is also played here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.
Vissel Kobe have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 5 goals in 3 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Vissel have only let in {1 goals} at home.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, as they won the J-League Cup.Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy with their away performances in the J-League so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Kashima Antlers. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Skibbe when Vieira scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute. Midfielder Mitsuta was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.34. Mitsuta hit one key pass.
The game earlier was the J-League Cup-battle against Nagoya Grampus, a home loss (1-2).
A new game in only four days for Sanfrecce, the J-League home match versus Sagan Tosu. Busy days.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games.
Head 2 Head
Vissel Kobe have managed a streak of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Sanfrecce Hiroshima.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōsako 3 goals |  G. Sakai 2 goals |  K. Yuruki 2 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 21 | 40 | ||
| 25 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 0.9 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.9 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 13.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | ||
| 11.8 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 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 | Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Yokohama | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Shonan Bellmare | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Albirex Niigata | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Gamba Osaka | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 3 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 2 |
| 18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 2 |
