Vissel Kobe vs Kashima Antlers, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

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Vissel Kobe

56': Yuya Osako (P)
77': Tetsushi Yamakawa

FT
2 - 1

Kashima Antlers

73': Aleksandar Cavric

About

Vissel Kobe are hosting Kashima Antlers at Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Timeline

23': Keisuke Tsukui (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 23'
25': Rikuto Hirose (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 25'
56': Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe) Penalty - Scored at 56'
65': Yan (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 65'
65': Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 65'
65': Ryuta Koike (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 65'
72': Erik (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 72'
72': Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 72'
73': Aleksandar Cavric (Kashima Antlers) Goal at 73'
77': Tetsushi Yamakawa (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 77'
79': Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 79'
81': Haruki Hayashi (Kashima Antlers) Substitution at 81'
90'+1': Kento Misao (Kashima Antlers) Yellow Card at 90'+1'

Statistics

KAN		VIS
13	Fouls	4
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	1
46.7	Possession	53.3
12	SHOTS	9
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
283	Accurate Passes	307
382	Passes	431
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	8
12	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
52	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Kobe Wing Stadium
Location: Kobe, Japan
Attendance: 17,110

Japanese J1 League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Machida Zelvia	7	+13	17
2	Vissel Kobe	7	+6	16
3	Kashiwa Reysol	7	+3	15
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	7	+13	14

Full Table

Line-Ups

Vissel Kobe (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
71	Shuichi Gonda (GK)
3	Thuler
4	Tetsushi Yamakawa
15	Diego
17	Issei Takahashi
5	Yuta Goke
24	Gotoku Sakai
7	Yosuke Ideguchi
10	Yuya Osako
41	Katsuya Nagato
11	Yoshinori Muto

Vissel Kobe Substitutes:

Daiya Maekawa, Boniface Nduka, Ren Komatsu, Erik, Mitsuki Hidaka, Caetano, Yuya Kuwasaki, Nanasei Iino, Yuan Iwamoto.

Kashima Antlers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Tomoki Hayakawa (GK)
3	Kim Tae-Hyeon
55	Naomichi Ueda
7	Ryoya Ogawa
37	Rikuto Hirose
8	Matheus Bueno
6	Kento Misao
23	Keisuke Tsukui
34	Homare Tokuda
40	Yuma Suzuki
27	Yuta Matsumura

Kashima Antlers Substitutes:

Minato Yoshida, Yan, Haruki Hayashi, Anthony Motosuna, Ryuta Koike, Kaito Chida, Gaku Shibasaki, Taiki Yamada, Aleksandar Cavric.

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