Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 - 1

🕒 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00 Europe/London 📍 NOEVIR Stadium Kobe 🧑‍⚖️ Koichiro Fukushima 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Vissel Kobe 3 · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6

Referee Stats

Koichiro Fukushima

14 matches · 1.64 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.64
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.71
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	57%
Draws	21%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-12).
Vissel Kobe controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Vissel Kobe (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-1

Goals For / Against

19 / 9

Avg: 1.90 / 0.90

Points

Avg: 2.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-1-4

Goals For / Against

16 / 12

Avg: 1.60 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J1 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.30

PPG

1.60

1.90

1.60

0.90

1.20

56%

O2.5

78%

44%

BTTS

67%

33%

Score 1st

56%

League-position context

Vissel Kobe rank3rd

Sanfrecce Hiroshima rank6th

Vissel Kobe points33

Sanfrecce Hiroshima points28

Vissel Kobe: #3 · 33 pts · GD +6

0 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima: #6 · 28 pts · GD +8

5 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Vissel Kobe last 5 home

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals6-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima last 5 away

W W L D L

Points7/15

Weighted index64

Goals8-5

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Vissel Kobe trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Vissel Kobe score at home78%

Vissel Kobe clean sheet at home44%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score away89%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Vissel Kobe score first33%

Vissel Kobe win after scoring first67%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score first56%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Vissel Kobe 67% · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0%

Avg first goal minute: Vissel Kobe 20.3' · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 43.2'

Vs league average

Vissel Kobe score at home1.90 vs 1.36

Vissel Kobe concede at home0.90 vs 1.26

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score away1.60 vs 1.26

Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede away1.20 vs 1.36

Vissel Kobe score 40% above league average, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 27% above league average.

Defensive side: Vissel Kobe are 28% below league average at home, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Vissel Kobe goal timing (home)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

16-30 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

Sanfrecce Hiroshima goal timing (away)

1H scored: 16% 2H scored: 84% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 4

61-75 3

0-15 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

447

325

Passes Accurate

316

184

Passes %

71%

57%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' M. Hidaka

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Hidaka

1st substitution · For: Y. Osako

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Komatsu

2nd substitution · For: Diego

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Kinoshita

Normal Goal

52'

52' Matheus Thuler

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ VAR

K. Kinoshita

Goal Disallowed - offside

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Y. Goke

3rd substitution · For: Jean Patrick

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ VAR

K. Kinoshita

Goal cancelled

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ A. Suzuki

1st substitution · For: M. Kato

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ T. Shiotani

2nd substitution · For: T. Yamasaki

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ A. Suzuki

3rd substitution · For: M. Kato

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ T. Shiotani

4th substitution · For: T. Yamasaki

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

T. Ohgihara

Penalty

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ N. Arai

5th substitution · For: S. Higashi

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ S. Nakamura

6th substitution · For: N. Maeda

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ S. Nakamura

7th substitution · For: N. Maeda

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ N. Arai

8th substitution · For: S. Higashi

90+2'

90+2' Diego

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ T. Matsumoto

9th substitution · For: T. Arslan

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Y. Osako

Normal Goal

Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Vissel Kobe beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 on Friday, 27 March 2026 in J1 League. The match was refereed by Koichiro Fukushima. It was played at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Hidaka received a yellow card for Vissel Kobe at 9'.

Second half: Vissel Kobe made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Hidaka replacing Y. Osako. Vissel Kobe made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. Komatsu replacing Diego. Sanfrecce Hiroshima took the lead at 49' when K. Kinoshita scored, making the score 0-1. Matheus Thuler received a yellow card for Vissel Kobe at 52'. VAR intervened at 61' for Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Goal Disallowed - offside). Vissel Kobe made their 3rd substitution at 63', with Y. Goke replacing Jean Patrick. VAR intervened at 63' for Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Goal cancelled). Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 1st substitution at 66', with A. Suzuki replacing M. Kato. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 2nd substitution at 66', with T. Shiotani replacing T. Yamasaki. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 3rd substitution at 66', with A. Suzuki replacing M. Kato. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 4th substitution at 66', with T. Shiotani replacing T. Yamasaki. Vissel Kobe reduced the deficit at 84' when T. Ohgihara scored (Penalty), making the score 1-3. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 5th substitution at 87', with N. Arai replacing S. Higashi. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 6th substitution at 87', with S. Nakamura replacing N. Maeda. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 7th substitution at 87', with S. Nakamura replacing N. Maeda. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 8th substitution at 87', with N. Arai replacing S. Higashi. Diego received a yellow card for Vissel Kobe at 90+2'. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made their 9th substitution at 90+4', with T. Matsumoto replacing T. Arslan. Vissel Kobe scored late to reduce the deficit at 90+4' when Y. Osako scored, making the score 2-3.

Vissel Kobe used 3 substitutions while Sanfrecce Hiroshima used 9 substitutions. Vissel Kobe got 3 yellow cards.