Vissel Kobe will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 7 points behind Nagoya Grampus.
It's no vacation for neither Vissel Kobe nor Nagoya Grampus 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.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Overall J-League stats at home this season for Vissel Kobe are 3-4-5 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Vissel after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The Vissel supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Consadole Sapporo in J-League and win 4-0. Before that game, the 4-3 home victory against Sagan Tosu.
As mentioned above, Vissel Kobe "killed" Consadole Sapporo in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
This is expected to be a close game, with Vissel Kobe perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vissel as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Vissel Kobe has won eight of these, drawn five and lost five.
The manager T. Fink will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Yokohama F. Marinos in only four days.
Vissel have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 22 goals in 12 league matches. Vissel have conceded 23 from these games.
Nagoya Grampus form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Nagoya Grampus have produced an overall stat of 4-2-3 so far. Nagoya Grampus has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Y. Maruyama, H. Abe and N. Maeda scored in Grampus's previous match, the home game against Shimizu S-Pulse that ended 3-1. A 1-2 defeat away at Gamba Osaka before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nagoya Grampus playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were four Grampus wins, four draws and seven defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Grampus now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A J-League game at Urawa Reds is waiting in only four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Grampus have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away. Grampus are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Nagoya Grampus - Vissel 2-1, played this season. Vissel Kobe-Nagoya Grampus H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vissel Kobe six wins, Nagoya Grampus three wins, one draw. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Vissel Kobe missing players
Nagoya Grampus missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 | 22 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 30 |
| 35 | 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 86% | 92% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 67% | 75% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 56% |
| 48% | 58% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 71% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 56% |
| 14% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 33% |
| 19% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 237 | 148 | 49 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 94 | 143 |
| 100 | 62 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 33 | 58 |
| 29% | 31% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | 40% |
- Vissel Kobe has the most dropped points from leading position (19) in J-League
- 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 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 41 | 53 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 42 |
| 3 | Tokyo | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Gamba Osaka | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Yokohama | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 20 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Consadole Sapporo | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -17 | 17 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 11 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -17 | 9 |