The two teams are relishing a sweet season so far and match dates like this could be momentous. Get ready for Kawasaki Frontale - Vissel Kobe!
- Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals (20) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most points from losing position (18) in J-League
These are busy days for the hosts, as they had a match only three days ago in the J-League. This match was also played here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Vissel Kobe have had more rest.
Kawasaki Frontale form and stats
12-2-0 is the performance here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium so far in the J-League, giving Kawasaki Frontale a total of 38 from their 14 games here. Outstanding results! The Kawasaki fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Kawasaki Frontale has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.
The Kawasaki Frontale supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Shonan Bellmare in J-League and win 2-1. A late climax in the match against Shonan Bellmare as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by Kei Chinen. Defender Miki Yamane got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.15/10. Yamane served one assist, hit three key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Kashima Antlers and winning 2-1.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Tokyo are coming to town in three days.
Kawasaki Frontale can score goals in their home matches. After 14 league matches they have found the net 29 times. From these home matches, Kawasaki have conceded only 11 goals.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Playing away, Vissel Kobe have won 8 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the J-League this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Urawa Reds game have they lost an away game, meaning Vissel has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
204 minutes! That's how long the Vissel goalkeeper Hiroki Iikura and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Vissel Kobe, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Shimizu S-Pulse (placed 15th) in the J-League last time out. Midfield player Leo Osaki was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.81/10. Osaki scored one goal and had 57 successful passes (of 58 total).
Before that, Vissel secured a home win against Consadole Sapporo with the score 1-0.A new game in only three days for Vissel, the J-League home match versus Urawa Reds. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Vissel's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 15 league matches away. As opposed to that, Vissel have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These two sides met each other before this season: Vissel Kobe - Kawasaki Frontale 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Kawasaki victories, three draws and two Vissel Kobe wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. da Silva dos Santos 14 goals |  Y. Kobayashi 9 goals |  A. Ienaga 7 goals |
Kawasaki Frontale missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Kawasaki Frontale | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 65 | 29 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 24 | 44 |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 26 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 76% |
| 43% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 34% |
| 33% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 17% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 10% |
| 50% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 67% | 55% |
| 47% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 31% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 20% | 17% |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.1 | 13.8 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.6 |
| 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 38% | 33% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 47% | 41% |
- Kawasaki Frontale have not yet lost a game at home.
- Kawasaki Frontale have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kawasaki Frontale have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kawasaki Frontale have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals (20) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most points (38) at home in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale have the the best goal difference (+45) in J-League
- Kawasaki Frontale haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vissel Kobe have the most points from losing position (18) in J-League
| 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 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 65 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 45 | 75 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 38 | 66 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 57 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 54 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 54 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 53 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 51 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 46 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 46 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 42 |
| 11 | Cerezo Osaka | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 39 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 39 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | -12 | 33 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -15 | 29 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -6 | 27 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -21 | 26 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -26 | 22 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 30 | -28 | 21 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 40 | -42 | 19 |