Vissel Kobe get ready to welcome Urawa Reds for something different than the ordinary league football: The Ybc Levain Cup Play-offs leg 1 of 2.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Vissel Kobe form and stats
Action has already taken place for Vissel in Ybc Levain Cup as they have defeated Oita Trinita, Tokyo and Tokushima Vortis to reach the Play-offs. Vissel was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Ybc Levain Cup.The story so far in the J-League for Vissel Kobe at their home stadium (NOEVIR Stadium Kobe) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. 2W-2D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Ybc Levain Cup for Vissel Kobe. Two draws in a row at home now for Vissel.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Vissel, who played 1-1 against Sagan Tosu. That match was also played at this venue (NOEVIR Stadium Kobe). Midfield player Sergi Samper got a match rating of 7.75 in that game, the max score being 10. Samper hit five key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 72 successful passes (of 86 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Kashiwa Reysol and winning 2-1.Vissel has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Vissel have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Urawa Reds form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Shonan Bellmare, Kashiwa Reysol and Yokohama in order to reach play-offs of Ybc Levain Cup. Last season their Ybc Levain Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Urawa Reds have only collected 7 points from their away games in the J-League, after 2-1-4 (7 played). Total Ybc Levain Cup statistics for Urawa Reds: 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Urawa delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Nagoya Grampus in their previous match; a J-League game. Yoshio Koizumi got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. Koizumi dribled passed the opponent 4 of 5 times.
A 2-2 draw at Sanfrecce Hiroshima's stadium before that.After this away game Urawa return home for a Emperor Cup game against Kataller Toyama. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visiting Urawa Reds have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 7 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Urawa have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Vissel won two, Urawa Reds won seven and one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 9 goals | R. Kikuchi 3 goals | D. Chagas Matos 3 goals |
Vissel Kobe missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Vissel Kobe | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 9 | Scored | S | 13 | 28 | ||
| 24 | 6 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 45% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 44% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.1 | ||
| 32% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 34 | 52 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 34 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | Vissel Kobe | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Kashima Antlers | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 | Tokyo | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 14 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 13 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 26 | -30 | 7 |