Statistics people will highlight a noteworthy contrast in quality between these teams based on the matches played so far, with Vissel Kobe leading Kyoto Sanga by 20 points.
- Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+24) in J-League
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These are active days for the hosts, as they were in action only four days ago in the Emperor Cup. That game was an away game at Roasso Kumamoto, so at least Vissel Kobe are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Vissel Kobe form and stats
7-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Vissel Kobe so far this season. Vissel Kobe have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
The Vissel boss Yoshida and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Roasso Kumamoto in the Emperor Cup.
Before that, Vissel Kobe played out a J-League draw 2-2 when visiting Tokyo.Vissel Kobe have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 23 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Vissel have conceded only 11 goals.
Kyoto Sanga form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kyoto Sanga so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-7 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Kyoto Sanga are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Kyoto Sanga have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Gakuji Ota. It's been 212 minutes since they last conceded in J-League.
Impressive finishing from Hara (2) secured the home win 2-0 against Avispa Fukuoka in their previous game. Hara, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.93. Hara scored two goals.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Consadole Sapporo.The visiting Kyoto Sanga have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Kyoto's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Kyoto Sanga - Vissel Kobe 0-3 was the scoreline in these participants' previous h2h fixture, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Vissel victories, two draws and four Kyoto Sanga wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōsako 19 goals |   A. Aguiar Oliveira 10 goals |  Y. Muto 8 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Kyoto Sanga missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Kyoto Sanga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 46 | 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 29 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 34 |
| 96% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 96% |
| 76% | 77% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 75% | 76% |
| 52% | 46% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 48% |
| 32% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 20% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 12% |
| 48% | 46% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 58% | 44% |
| 44% | 46% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 20% |
| 12% | 15% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 40% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 11.7 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11 | 11.9 |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 39% | 37% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 34% | 33% |
| 11.8 | 11.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 14.2 | 12.6 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
- Kyoto Sanga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vissel Kobe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vissel Kobe have the most clean sheets (6) at home in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+24) 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 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 44 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -24 | 21 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 20 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 17 |
