Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Vissel Kobe & Yokohama face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the J-League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Vissel Kobe saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Emperor Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Parceiro Nagano, was also a home game here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. The away team is better rested.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Last season their J-League Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Avispa Fukuoka.Vissel Kobe have performed here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe this season with 6 wins from 9 J-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
Vissel's previous match was a Emperor Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 3-1 vs Parceiro Nagano. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cerezo Osaka (1-2).A decent goal production from Vissel Kobe in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. From these home matches, Vissel have conceded only 6 goals.
Yokohama form and stats
Yokohama was sent out of J-League Cup in the group stage last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Yokohama so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
Yokohama delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Urawa Reds in their previous game. Brodersen (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.12. Brodersen topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Sagan Tosu.You'll want to know how Yokohama managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 5 similar matches resulting in 1 away win, 0 draws and 4 home wins.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Grulla Morioka in just three days.
The attacking power of Yokohama when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Yokohama have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Vissel Kobe have been victorious in all of the 4 latest duels against this opponent. Will the streak continue?The duelists have played before this season: Yokohama - Vissel Kobe 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōsako 11 goals |  Y. Muto 6 goals |   K. Ogawa 6 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Yokohama missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Yokohama | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 16 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Scored | S | 12 | 25 | ||
| 28 | 19 | Conceded | C | 25 | 53 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.4 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 23% | ||
| 11.9 | 12.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.4 | 15.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
| 4 | Yokohama | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 33 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 16 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -22 | 13 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 18 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 12 |
