Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2025 Japanese J1 League
· Japanese J.LeagueAbout
Vissel Kobe are hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima
at Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe, Japan, starting on
. The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.
Match Timeline
- 21': Yotaro Nakajima (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Yellow Card at 21'
- 61': Rikuto Hirose (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 61'
- 66': Erik (Vissel Kobe) Goal at 66'
- 68': Naoki Maeda (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 68'
- 68': Shunki Higashi (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 68'
- 75': Valère Germain (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 75'
- 78': Kakeru Yamauchi (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Kosuke Kinoshita (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Daiki Suga (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Substitution at 78'
- 83': Gotoku Sakai (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 83'
- 83': Takuya Iwanami (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 83'
Statistics
 SAN |
VIS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 48.7 | Possession | 51.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 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 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: Japanese J.League
Venue: Kobe Wing Stadium
Location: Kobe, Japan
Attendance: 14,950
Venue: Kobe Wing Stadium
Location: Kobe, Japan
Attendance: 14,950
Japanese J1 League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 18 | +20 | 45 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 18 | +12 | 37 |
| 3 | Machida Zelvia | 18 | +4 | 37 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 18 | -4 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Vissel Kobe (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daiya Maekawa (GK) |
| 3 | Thuler |
| 4 | Tetsushi Yamakawa |
| 41 | Katsuya Nagato |
| 25 | Yuya Kuwasaki |
| 6 | Takahiro Ogihara |
| 9 | Taisei Miyashiro |
| 7 | Yosuke Ideguchi |
| 13 | Daiju Sasaki |
| 14 | Koya Yuruki |
| 27 | Erik |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keisuke Osako (GK) |
| 4 | Hayato Araki |
| 19 | Sho Sasaki |
| 33 | Tsukasa Shiotani |
| 35 | Yotaro Nakajima  |
| 6 | Hayao Kawabe |
| 13 | Naoto Arai |
| 15 | Shuto Nakano |
| 9 | Ryo Germain |
| 51 | Mutsuki Kato |
| 39 | Sota Nakamura |
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