This game stars two squads residing in the lower parts of the J-League, Júbilo Iwata having 16th spot and Vissel Kobe sitting at 17th. A good opportunity for one of the sides to better their position.
- Júbilo Iwata have the fewest clean sheets (2) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Júbilo Iwata nor Vissel Kobe as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Júbilo Iwata form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Júbilo Iwata have to build on here at Yamaha Stadium in the J-League.
Stress levels are on the rise for Júbilo's attacking players as they have now played 185 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ito was their last goal scorer.
The Júbilo Iwata crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Avispa Fukuoka here at Yamaha Stadium. Uehara (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.21/10. Uehara hit two key passes.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Sanfrecce Hiroshima (0-3).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Júbilo Iwata as they are travelling to their away game against Tokyo Verdy in the Emperor Cup. That match is four days after this one.
Júbilo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. 14 goals have been conceded.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe have only collected 6 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-3-6 (10 played).
Vissel Kobe had fun at their own home (Yamaha Stadium) last time out, beating Shimizu S-Pulse 2-1. Osako and Yuruki scored. Osako came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Shimizu S-Pulse last time out, making the manager Oruecheberría feel like a tactical genius. Hashimoto got a match rating of 7.25 in that game, top player of the team. Hashimoto hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 47 successful passes (of 48 total).
Prior to that result Vissel Kobe won their away game at Sagan Tosu. The scoreline was 2-0.A new game in only four days for Vissel, the Emperor Cup home match versus Kashiwa Reysol. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vissel Kobe as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vissel Kobe have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Vissel Kobe - Júbilo Iwata 0-0 was the end result in these teams' latest head to head match, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Júbilo one win, two draws and Vissel Kobe seven victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Suzuki 5 goals | F. González Lasso 5 goals |   Y. Muto 5 goals |
Júbilo Iwata missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Júbilo Iwata | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 31 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 90% | 85% |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 90% | 70% |
| 55% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 40% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 40% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 25% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 50% |
| 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 36% | 41% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 18% | 23% |
| 12.8 | 11.8 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 13 | 11.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
- Júbilo Iwata have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Júbilo Iwata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Júbilo Iwata have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata have the fewest clean sheets (2) in J-League
- Júbilo Iwata haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vissel Kobe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Vissel Kobe have created more than twice as many corners as Júbilo Iwata.
- Vissel Kobe have the fewest points (6) away in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most matches under the total-line (10) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have won significantly more corners away than at home.
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 38 |
| 3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Sagan Tosu | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 27 |
| 9 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Kyoto Sanga | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Urawa Reds | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 12 | Avispa Fukuoka | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Shonan Bellmare | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -6 | 23 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -17 | 23 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | Júbilo Iwata | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Vissel Kobe | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 17 |
| 18 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -10 | 17 |
