The Vissel Kobe & Urawa Reds bosses A. Miura and R. Rodríguez Suárez are both dreading and eagerly anticipating this key game in the upper part of the J-League positions.
- Vissel Kobe have the most points from losing position (18) in J-League
- Urawa Reds is in the best form (5-1-0)
These are full days for the home side, as they had a game only three days ago in the J-League. That game was an away game at Kawasaki Frontale, so at least Vissel Kobe are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe have played 14 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
In their previous game, the manager A. Miura led his Vissel to a defeat in the J-League match away at Kawasaki Frontale. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. Yuya Osako, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the champion performer for the side in that fixture, scoring a rating of 7.42 (out of 10). Osako served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Shimizu S-Pulse.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 six of these, drawn five and lost seven.
The Vissel Kobe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Vissel have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Urawa Reds form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Urawa Reds have produced an overall stat of 6-3-6 so far. Urawa has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
It's the second away game in a row for Urawa, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Tokyo (placed 9th) in the J-League last time out. Midfield player Kai Shibato was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.7/10. Shibato served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 64 successful passes (of 69 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Cerezo Osaka.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Urawa Reds in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Urawa Reds, four draws and six defeats.
A new game in only four days for Urawa Reds, the Nabisco Cup home match versus Cerezo Osaka. Busy days.
Urawa Reds find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (14 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Urawa Reds - Vissel 2-0 was the product when these two teams last played each other, earlier this season. Vissel-Urawa Reds H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vissel Kobe two wins, Urawa Reds six wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Junker 8 goals |   R. Kikuchi 5 goals | D. Chagas Matos 5 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 15 | 30 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 45 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 15 | 35 |
| 29 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 87% |
| 77% | 57% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 70% |
| 37% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 57% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| 30% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 47% | 53% |
| 17% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 47% | 37% |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.2 | 8.6 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 39% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 28% | 33% |
- Urawa Reds have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the most matches under the total-line (19) in J-League
- Urawa Reds is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Vissel Kobe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Vissel Kobe have the most points from losing position (18) in J-League
- 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 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 47 | 78 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 38 | 66 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 31 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 57 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 54 |
| 5 | Urawa Reds | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 54 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 31 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 53 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 51 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 46 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 46 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 42 |
| 11 | Cerezo Osaka | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 39 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 39 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | -12 | 33 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -15 | 29 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -6 | 27 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -21 | 26 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -26 | 22 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 30 | -28 | 21 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 40 | -42 | 19 |