It's advantage Vissel Kobe so far with their 6th position in the J-League table, welcoming Shimizu S-Pulse who are placed 11th.
- Vissel Kobe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Vissel nor Shimizu S-Pulse 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
Vissel Kobe have collected 4 points from their J-League home games so far after 1-1-1.
A nice win for Vissel Kobe last time playing, versus Oita Trinita. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Kyogo Furuhashi scoring for the victors. In the game before, an away victory match versus Vegalta Sendai with a 2-0 scoreline.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Vissel here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). Vissel Kobe are not conceding a lot of goals here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
There were no winners in Shimizu S-Pulse's previous match, a J-League home game that ended 0-0 vs Urawa Reds (placed 12th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Tokushima Vortis.
Shimizu are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. Shimizu S-Pulse have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Vissel won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Shimizu S-Pulse has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 4 goals | R. Kikuchi 3 goals |  H. Yamaguchi 2 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Shimizu S-Pulse missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 62% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.8 | 6.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| 3.2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 60% | 47% |
- Shimizu S-Pulse have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Shimizu S-Pulse have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shimizu S-Pulse haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Vissel Kobe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 22 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 8 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Oita Trinita | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Yokohama | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 1 |
| 20 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 1 |