With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Vissel Kobe fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Consadole Sapporo.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Consadole Sapporo have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe's struggle is real here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with only 7 points collected from 10 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-5. With seven home J-League games in a row without a win, the Vissel fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Shimizu S-Pulse game long ago, can be stopped today.
Vissel faced defeat in their previous match, away at Nagoya Grampus (1-2). Ahead of that match, Vissel lost 0-1 at home to Cerezo Osaka.
Vissel Kobe has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Vissel with 20 goals conceded in these matches.
Consadole Sapporo form and stats
Playing away, Consadole Sapporo have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the J-League this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J-League home defeat versus Gamba Osaka with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sagan Tosu at their stadium, the result 2-0.
Consadole Sapporo are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Consadole have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Consadole Sapporo - Vissel Kobe 2-3 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Vissel six wins, zero draws and Consadole Sapporo four victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 6 goals | D. Chagas Matos 5 goals |  H. Yamaguchi 4 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Consadole Sapporo missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Consadole Sapporo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 32 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 84% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 63% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 44% | 44% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 22% | 28% |
| 74% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 61% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| 21% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 220 | 131 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 110 | 186 |
| 86 | 48 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 40 | 64 |
| 24% | 23% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 30% | 28% |
- Consadole Sapporo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vissel Kobe has the most dropped points from leading position (19) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vissel Kobe haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 39 | 47 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -7 | 27 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Vissel Kobe | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 17 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 17 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 14 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 12 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 11 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 9 |