Vissel Kobe are finding life sweet in the top table positions while Yokohama are more nervous about steering clear of relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Vissel Kobe have the most scored goals (23) in J-League
- Yokohama have the most conceded goals (27) in J-League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Vissel Kobe have collected 10 points from their J-League home games so far after 3-1-2.
The home team returns to NOEVIR Stadium Kobe after drawing with Nagoya Grampus (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. A disappointing finish for Vissel Kobe in their match versus Nagoya Grampus as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. Sasaki was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Nagoya Grampus after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? The striker Osako bettered all others in that game and received a match rating of 7.55 out of 10. Osako scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Ahead of that match, Vissel Kobe won a home game hosting Shonan Bellmare (2-0).The Vissel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. 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 4 from 6 matches.
Yokohama form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Yokohama have produced an overall stat of 0-2-2 so far.
Yokohama won their last game, 1-0 versus Albirex Niigata played at home. That win was so crucial for this team, after a painful period of ten league rounds in a row not winning. Midfield player Lara was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.71/10. Lara scored one goal.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Consadole Sapporo.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Yokohama played away with similar odds. This revealed 4 games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 3 times.
Yokohama are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Vissel wins - draws - Yokohama wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōsako 7 goals |   K. Ogawa 5 goals |  D. Sasaki 3 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Yokohama missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Yokohama | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 23 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| 91% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 55% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 64% |
| 45% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 55% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 27% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 64% |
| 55% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 18% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 27% |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
| 5 | 5.8 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 12.8 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 15.2 | 11.5 |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
| 37% | 29% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 10 | 10.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 20.8 | 17.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 7.2 | 5.9 |
- All of Yokohama's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Vissel Kobe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vissel Kobe have scored more than double the goals of Yokohama.
- Vissel Kobe have the most clean sheets (4) at home in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most clean sheets (6) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most scored goals (23) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+15) in J-League
- Yokohama have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Yokohama have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Yokohama have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Yokohama have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in J-League
- Yokohama have the most conceded goals (27) in J-League
- Yokohama have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in J-League
- Yokohama have the the worst goal difference (-18) in J-League
- Yokohama have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Yokohama have yet to win a game away.
- Yokohama 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 | Vissel Kobe | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 | Kawasaki Frontale | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Kyoto Sanga | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Albirex Niigata | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 7 |
| 18 | Yokohama | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 6 |
