It's early days in the J-League and both Consadole Sapporo and Vissel Kobe are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Vissel Kobe, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
The hosts won their first J-League game here at Sapporo Dome, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Consadole Sapporo last season were 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses from 17 games.
Consadole travelled for their previous game, a trip to Urawa Reds that ended 0-0. Heartbreak before that as Consadole lost 1-2 at Sanfrecce Hiroshima's place.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Consadole have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won seven times, drawn three and lost one.
Early season league goal statistics from Consadole Sapporo's 1 home game: 5 goals, 1 conceded.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Four points from two away games for Vissel Kobe, meaning one draw and one victory in the J-League so far.
Vissel's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Kawasaki Frontale that finished 1-1. A loss against Nagoya Grampus was the result prior to that, in a home game.
We have checked recent matches where Vissel have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were four victories, zero draws and five defeats.
Vissel Kobe have the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Consadole Sapporo-Vissel Kobe H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Consadole four wins, Vissel Kobe six wins, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  T. Kaneko 2 goals |  A. Lopes de Souza 2 goals |  R. Kikuchi 2 goals |
Consadole Sapporo missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Consadole Sapporo | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 25% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 25% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.2 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.5 | 8.8 |
| 6 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | 3.6 |
| 25% | 56% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 40% | 33% |
| Consadole Sapporo | Last season | Vissel Kobe | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 16 | ||
| 47 | 27 | Scored | S | 25 | 50 | ||
| 58 | 29 | Conceded | C | 29 | 59 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 82% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 79% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 62% | ||
| 38% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 44% | ||
| 21% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 76% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 12% | ||
| 26% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 1 |
| 19 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -13 | 0 |