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Vissel Kobe v Sanfrecce Hiroshima : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 2nd Jul, 11:00 BST, NOEVIR Stadium Kobe, Kobe

Wednesday morning at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe, and it’s a J-League clash between Vissel Kobe and Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Takayuki Yoshida and Michael Skibbe will be doing all they can to guide their side to victory. We've analysed both clubs' last 20 J-League matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Vissel Kobe
37%
--
Draw
29%
--
Hiroshima
34%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Vissel Kobe 1-0
13%
--
Hiroshima 1-0
12%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Vissel Kobe 2-1
8%
--
Vissel Kobe 2-0
7%
--
Hiroshima 2-1
7%
--
Hiroshima 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Vissel Kobe 3-1
3%
--
Vissel Kobe 3-0
3%
--
Hiroshima 3-1
3%
--
Hiroshima 3-0
2%
--
Vissel Kobe 3-2
2%
--
Hiroshima 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
44%
--
BTTS - No
56%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
--
Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
54%
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Vissel Kobe win to nil
23%
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Hiroshima win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Vissel Kobe have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 2 and won 1. Vissel Kobe have conceded 3 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Vissel Kobe have played 10 games at home, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Hiroshima lay in 5th place on 33 points in the J-League league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored 18 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Hiroshima have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Hiroshima have played 9 away games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Vissel Kobe
Hiroshima
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima2013251441 
Oct 18
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
2
Kashiwa201073837 
Sep 13
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1F
Sep 23
3
Kyoto Sanga201046834 
d
 
1-1A
Dec 6
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
4
Urawa Reds21975634 
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 4
Nov 8
l
 
1-0A
5
Hiroshima191036633 
Jul 2
Aug 20
-
-
6
Vissel Kobe191036533 
-
-
Aug 20
Jul 2
7
Kawasaki198831232 
w
 
2-1F
Jun 21
l
 
1-2A
Nov 30
8
Cerezo21867430 
l
 
1-3F
Aug 23
w
 
2-1A
Aug 31
9
Machida20848028 
w
 
1-0F
Aug 10
Oct 4
w
 
1-2A
10
Shimizu20758026 
Sep 27
l
 
3-2A
Aug 10
d
 
1-1A
11
Avispa20758-326 
l
 
0-1A
Jun 28
w
 
2-1F
Sep 27
12
Gamba Osaka20749-425 
w
 
3-2F
Nov 8
Aug 16
w
 
0-1F
13
Fagiano20668-224 
w
 
2-0F
Jul 20
l
 
0-1A
Jul 5
14
Tokyo Verdy20668-824 
Sep 23
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
Aug 23
15
Nagoya20659-323 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
Jun 28
l
 
2-1A
16
Shonan206410-1022 
Jul 5
w
 
1-2F
Dec 6
w
 
0-1F
17
Tokyo19559-920 
Nov 30
l
 
1-0A
Oct 18
w
 
0-3F
18
Albirex19478-719 
l
 
0-1A
Oct 25
l
 
0-1A
Jul 20
19
Yokohama205411-819 
Aug 16
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Jun 22
20
Yokohama FM193511-914 
Aug 30
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Oct 25
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Vissel Kobe 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
2
Lost
7
Hiroshima 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Vissel Kobe have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive home league meetings with Hiroshima
League games at Vissel Kobe since 2018
Vissel Kobe
Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
12
8
Games: Scored
5 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
2 / 7
VIS
3
D
2
HIR
2
League games at Hiroshima since 2018
Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe
Goals: Scored
15
8
Games: Scored
7 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
0 / 7
VIS
1
D
2
HIR
4
Goal Statistics
Vissel Kobe 6th Hiroshima 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Vissel Kobe will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Hiroshima will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Vissel Kobe’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Hiroshima’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
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Vissel Kobe
PG (predicted goals)
Hiroshima
1.1
1.1
Attack rating
5%
better
VIS
HIR
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Games scored14
15
Failed to score5
4
Scored first10
9
Goals scored25
21
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for14
12
Avg. XG for1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
VIS
HIR
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
13
Clean sheets5
6
Conceded first8
10
Goals conceded20
15
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
12%
Avg. XG against1
0.9
KickOff rating
+12%

Vissel Kobe v Hiroshima J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Vissel Kobe J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19543
D MaekawaT MiyashiroY HondaT Ogihara
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Maekawa GLK19
-
T Yamakawa DEF19
1
-
D Sasaki MID1933
-
T Ogihara MID1812
3
-
R Hirose DEF171
-
Y Osako FWD1741
-
Thuler DEF1623
3
-
G Sakai DEF151
1
-
Y Ideguchi MID1512
-
T Miyashiro FWD1552
-
Y Kuwasaki MID14
1
-
Y Honda DEF134
2
-
Erik FWD1352
1
-
K Yuruki FWD1111
1
-
N Iino DEF9
-
J Patric FWD9
1
-
H Ide MID8
1
-
K Yamauchi MID6
1
-
Y Muto FWD6
-
Klismahn MID5
-
T Iwanami DEF4
1
-
Caetano DEF3
-
K. Hamasaki MID3
-
M Hidaka MID3
1
-
R Matsuda DEF2
-
M Saito MID2
-
R Hashimoto MID1
-
N Tominaga FWD1
-
Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19453
K OsakoR GermainS. NakamuraS Sasaki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Osako GLK19
-
H Araki  DEF1932
-
T Shiotani DEF192
2
-
S Sasaki DEF19
3
-
S Higashi MID192
-
H Kawabe MID192
3
-
R Germain FWD1942
2
-
S Nakano DEF18
3
-
S. Nakamura FWD1825
-
M Kato FWD1811
-
S Koshimichi MID161
-
D Suga MID141
2
-
N Arai DEF1311
-
S Tanaka MID13
-
N Maeda FWD131
2
-
V Germain FWD811
-
H Matsumoto MID4
-
T Arslan MID41
2
-
S Inoue MID4
-
Y Nakajima MID3
-
T Yamasaki DEF1
-
M Ohara MID1
-
M Júnior MID1
-
Y Chajima MID1
-
A. Inoue FWD1
-