📏 Form Guide

Vissel Kobe

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Vissel Kobe will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 1-3 J1 League triumph vs Kashiwa Reysol.

In that game, Vissel Kobe managed 35% possession and 12 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For Vissel Kobe, goals were scored by Thuler (18'), Takahiro Ohgihara (40') and Daiju Sasaki (96'). Kashiwa Reysol had 9 shots on goal with 2 on target. Wataru Harada (26') was the scorer for Kashiwa Reysol.

Fixtures featuring Vissel Kobe have usually been lively ones lately with high scoring anticipated. Over their past six clashes, a grand total of 22 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 11 of these coming from Vissel Kobe.

Taking a look at their past results, Vissel Kobe:

• have not been beaten in the league by Nagoya Grampus in their previous 6 games.
• have left without a victory over Nagoya Grampus in their last 2 league matches.

Nagoya Grampus

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Nagoya Grampus head into the match following on from a 3-0 J1 League win as they beat Albirex Niigata in their last fixture.

In that match, Nagoya Grampus had 41% possession and 17 shots at goal with 4 on target. For Nagoya Grampus, the goals were scored by Ryuji Izumi (54'), Taichi Kikuchi (90') and Yuya Yamagishi (92'). For their opponents, Albirex Niigata got 6 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

A run of reliable displays from the Nagoya Grampus defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their last 6 clashes overall. During the same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 10. That sort of trend won’t necessarily be continued into this next game, though.

Taking a look at their past results, Nagoya Grampus:

• haven't won against Vissel Kobe when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league matches.
• are undefeated in their previous 3 away league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 03/05/2023 shows that Vissel Kobe have won 3 of these and Nagoya Grampus 0, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.

20 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 12 of them for Ushi and 8 for N. Grampus. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.

The last league contest featuring these sides was J1 League match day 2 on 22/02/2025 which ended up with the score at Nagoya Grampus 2-2 Vissel Kobe.

In that match, Nagoya Grampus had 47% possession and 9 shots on goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Shuhei Tokumoto (56') and Sho Inagaki (85').

Vissel Kobe got 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Yuya Osako (70', 70') was the scorer.

The referee was Hiroyuki Kimura.

ℹ️ Team News: Vissel Kobe

Klismahn (unknown injury), Niina Tominaga (Metatarsal fracture), Yoshinori Muto (Lumbar vertebra problems) and Kento Hamasaki (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation) won’t be able to feature for Vissel Kobe gaffer Takayuki Yoshida.

🗞️ Team News: Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus manager Kenta Hasegawa has some current player fitness concerns. Yuya Yamagishi (Knee medial ligament tear) and Daniel Schmidt (Hip injury) will miss out on this game.

💭 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Nagoya Grampus could find themselves struggling to break down this Vissel Kobe team who we reckon will be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

We’re therefore predicting a good tussle with a 1-0 advantage for Vissel Kobe at the end of this one.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Peter Guest, 08:01 15/06/2025