We love the setup of this game, with Yokohama F. Marinos at 2nd and Vissel Kobe at 1st. Here's a full preview!
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most scored goals (52) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+24) in J-League
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Yokohama F. Marinos form and stats
30 points is a decent return from 13 J-League games here at Nissan Stadium for Yokohama F. Marinos. The data says 9 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Yokohama F. Marinos enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Kashima Antlers's place. The match ended 2-1 with Lopes (2) scoring. Sweet to taste a league victory after three matches without. The versatile forward Lopes outperformed all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 8.4 out of 10. Lopes scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that match, a home defeat in the AFC Champions League against Incheon United. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Yokohama F. Marinos have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 0 and lost 4.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Yokohama as they are travelling to their away game against Shandong Luneng in the AFC Champions League. That match is four days after this one.
Yokohama F. Marinos can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 30 times. From these home matches, Yokohama F. Marinos have conceded only 12 goals.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+24) in J-League, on their J-League travels is 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Vissel go into this game after a win, the home game against Cerezo Osaka that ended 1-0. Hatsuse was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.82. The defender Hatsuse served one assist, hit three key passes and won 1 of 3 duels.
Prior to that match, the Vissel Kobe manager Yoshida faced defeat when travelling to Sanfrecce Hiroshima and losing 0-2.The travelling fans enjoy Vissel's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 13 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Vissel Kobe - Yokohama F. Marinos 2-3 was the score in these sides' latest h2h fixture, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two squads are: six wins for Yokohama, two draws and two wins for Vissel Kobe. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Lopes de Souza 19 goals |   Y. Ōsako 19 goals |  Y. Muto 8 goals |
Yokohama F. Marinos missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 52 | 30 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | 49 |
| 34 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 25 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 89% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 75% |
| 57% | 54% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 54% | 50% |
| 32% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 31% | 29% |
| 25% | 31% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 11% |
| 68% | 69% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 46% | 46% |
| 21% | 23% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 43% |
| 14% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | 14% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 6 | 5.1 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 1 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.7 | 14.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| 5.2 | 6.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 36% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 41% | 40% |
| 15.2 | 13.6 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 13.2 | 11.9 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
- Vissel Kobe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vissel Kobe have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+10) away in J-League
- Vissel Kobe have the the best goal difference (+24) in J-League
- Vissel Kobe haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most scored goals (30) at home in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the most scored goals (52) in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in J-League
- Yokohama F. Marinos 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 | Vissel Kobe | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 55 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 54 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 47 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | -13 | 34 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 30 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Kyoto Sanga | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -7 | 33 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 17 | -2 | 32 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Yokohama | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -27 | 22 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -20 | 21 |
