With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Vissel Kobe fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Sagan Tosu.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vissel and Sagan Tosu.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J-League this season. Vissel Kobe have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses from their games here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. With seven home J-League games in a row without a win, the Vissel Kobe 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 Kobe are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Nagoya Grampus. Ahead of that match, Vissel lost 0-1 at home to Cerezo Osaka.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Vissel Kobe matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, one draw and one defeat (from four games).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Vissel Kobe, as the J-League home game vs Consadole Sapporo is only three days away.
Vissel are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. Vissel are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (20 from 10 played).
Sagan Tosu form and stats
There's been little loot from Sagan Tosu's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the J-League. Sagan Tosu, who have the fewest scored goals (13) in J-League, only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
Sagan Tosu might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Yokohama F. Marinos proved too strong as Sagan slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Best Amenity Stadium. A loss against Consadole Sapporo was the result prior to that, in a home game.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sagan playing away, we found five games. Results were one away win, one draw and three home wins.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tokyo in just four days.
The attacking power of Sagan when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As for defending, Sagan rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sagan Tosu - Vissel 0-1 earlier this season. Vissel Kobe-Sagan Tosu H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vissel Kobe five wins, Sagan Tosu two wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 6 goals | D. Chagas Matos 5 goals |  H. Yamaguchi 4 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Sagan Tosu missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 32 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 86% |
| 84% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 63% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 36% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 7% |
| 74% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 21% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 220 | 131 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 34 | 97 |
| 86 | 48 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 15 | 36 |
| 24% | 23% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 33% |
- Sagan Tosu has the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in J-League
- Sagan Tosu has the fewest scored goals (13) in J-League
- Sagan Tosu has the fewest scored goals (5) away in J-League
- Sagan Tosu has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in J-League
- 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 have scored more than double the goals of Sagan Tosu.
- 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 |