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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vissel Kobe match centre

Sanfrecce Hiroshima badgeSanfrecce HiroshimaHome · 4 in league
LLDWL
Momentum↗ Rising29/100OlderLatest
Finished · penalties
1:1
UK timeStored 90-minute score.
Vissel Kobe badgeVissel KobeAway · 1 in league
WWWWD
Momentum↘ Falling83/100OlderLatest
Penalty shootout · result not yet supplied
Goalscorers
M. Kato42′
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima · HiroshimaSeason 2026/27Back to matches
Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Market chance —See match research Draw—Market chance —See match research Away win—Market chance —See match research Odds unavailable 90-minute estimates · prices may change.
THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

FULL TIME
Sanfrecce HiroshimaVissel Kobe
6Corner Kicks1
8Fouls6
2Yellow Cards2
—Red Cards—
1Goalkeeper Saves6
441Total passes316
332Passes accurate208

— means unavailable.

Statistics snapshot: 269014 min old.

MODEL OUTLOOK

Match forecast

Model estimate unavailable.

Goals & BTTS

90 minutes

Total goals · 2.5

Over—
Under—

Both teams to score

Yes—
No—

Model estimates unavailable

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · Prev = previous season.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Home0 listed

Availability report unavailable.

Vissel Kobe

Away0 listed

Availability report unavailable.

· Ability: EA FC 27 base ratings.

Season overview

J1 League · 2026/27

League season · all league matches

1.6Goals scored / match2.1
1.3Goals conceded / match1.1
2Clean sheets3
1Failed to score1
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions · previous 365 days.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

5 recorded meetings

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

1wins
0 draws

Vissel Kobe

4wins

Feb 2025 – Mar 2026 · Past results, not a forecast.

Scores shown with Sanfrecce Hiroshima first; venues vary.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Starting XIs

Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · — unavailable.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Formation3-4-2-1Bartosch Gaul
  1. 1K. OsakoForm —Ability —G
  2. 33T. ShiotaniForm —Ability —D
  3. 3T. YamasakiForm —Ability —D
  4. 19S. SasakiForm 7.0Ability —D
  5. 15S. NakanoForm —Ability —M
  6. 6H. KawabeForm —Ability —M
  7. 35Y. NakajimaForm —Ability —M
  8. 24S. HigashiForm —Ability —M
  9. 11M. KatoForm —Ability —
  10. 39S. NakamuraForm —Ability 67F
  11. 17K. KinoshitaForm —Ability —F
Substitutes (9)

99 · I. OuchiForm —Ability —

18 · D. SugaForm —Ability —

10 · A. SuzukiForm —Ability —

41 · N. MaedaForm —Ability —

25 · Y. ChajimaForm —Ability —

16 · T. ShichiForm —Ability —

9 · R. GermainForm —Ability —

40 · M. OharaForm —Ability —

45 · S. KobayashiForm —Ability —

Vissel Kobe

Formation4-3-3Michael Skibbe
  1. 71S. GondaForm —Ability —G
  2. 24G. SakaiForm —Ability —D
  3. 4T. YamakawaForm —Ability —D
  4. 3M. ThulerForm —Ability —D
  5. 41K. NagatoForm —Ability —D
  6. 19M. MitsutaForm —Ability —M
  7. 25Y. KuwasakiForm —Ability —M
  8. 7Y. IdeguchiForm —Ability —M
  9. 11Y. MutoForm —Ability —F
  10. 10Y. OsakoForm —Ability —F
  11. 13D. SasakiForm —Ability —F
Substitutes (9)

1 · D. MaekawaForm —Ability —

5 · Y. GokeForm —Ability —

29 · R. KomatsuForm —Ability —

80 · B. NdukaForm —Ability —

23 · R. HiroseForm —Ability —

15 · DiegoForm —Ability —

16 · CaetanoForm —Ability —

44 · M. HidakaForm —Ability —

28 · K. HamasakiForm —Ability —

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Osako Keisuke966.2———24—
Shiotani Tsukasa967.7——1542
Yamasaki Taichi967.5——1403
Sasaki Sho966.9———483
Shuto Nakano966.7———362
Kawabe Hayao967.2——1513
Yotaro Nakajima817.5——1583
Higashi Shunki967.9—1238—
Kato Mutsuki727.31—427—
Sota Nakamura816.7——1152
Kinoshita Kosuke965.9——229—
Ryo Germain246.3———9—
Shichi Takaaki156.7———9—
Akito Suzuki156.6———3—
Issei Ouchi———————
Daiki Suga———————
Chajima Yusuke———————
Motoki Ohara———————
Shimon Kobayashi———————
Maeda Naoki———————

Vissel Kobe

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Shuichi Gonda968.9———34—
Gotoku Sakai966.6———31—
Tetsushi Yamakawa906.6——1311
Thuler967.2——137—
Katsuya Nagato666.9———251
Makoto Mitsuta456.2——14—
Yuya Kuwasaki716.7———203
Yosuke Ideguchi966.3———311
Yoshinori Muto966.2———28—
Yuya Osako966.2———222
Daiju Sasaki457.0———113
Rikuto Hirose516.7———12—
Ren Komatsu517.71—315—
Diego306.3——14—
Mitsuki Hidaka256.9——19—
Caetano6————2—
Daiya Maekawa———————
Boniface Nduka———————
Yuta Goke———————
Kento Hamasaki———————
2026/27 STANDINGS

J1 League table

League centre ↗

Current standings · West. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Vissel Kobe1811072925435
2Cerezo Osaka1811073021931
3Nagoya Grampus1810083331231
4Sanfrecce Hiroshima1810083123830
5Gamba Osaka1810083125628
6Fagiano Okayama1880102629-326
7Shimizu S-pulse1880102325-224
8Kyoto Sanga1880102228-623
9V-varen Nagasaki1870112129-821
10Avispa Fukuoka1870112131-1021
THE MARKET VIEW

Match-winner odds

Decimal · 90 minutes
BookmakerSanfrecce HiroshimaDrawVissel Kobe
Bet3652.203.403.10

Updated 6 May 2026, 05:17 UK · Pre-match prices.

AT A GLANCE

Match details

Competition
J1 League
Round
Matchweek 15
Venue
Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima
Referee
Futoshi Nakamura, Japan
Kickoff
6 May · 07:00 UK
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