Vissel Kobe vs Kawasaki Frontale Live Stream, Predictions

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Vissel Kobe

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Vissel Kobe will be looking for another win after the 4-0 J1 League victory versus Sagan Tosu.

In that match, Vissel Kobe managed 38% possession and 9 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Vissel Kobe, the goals were scored by Andrés Iniesta (2'), Koya Yuruki (14'), Yoshinori Mutō (64') and Yūya Ōsako (91'). For their opponents, Sagan Tosu got 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.

Miguel Lotina's Vissel Kobe have netted a sum total of 14 times in their preceding six outings. The tally of goals that they have conceded in those games stands at 5.

Heading into this contest, Vissel Kobe have left without a victory over Kawasaki Frontale in their last 4 league games.

Kawasaki Frontale

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Kawasaki Frontale head into the match following a 2-0 J1 League win with the eclipse of Avispa Fukuoka in their last fixture.

In that game, Kawasaki Frontale had 73% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For Kawasaki Frontale, the scorers were Daiya Tono (55') and Shintaro Kurumaya (59'). For their opponents, Avispa Fukuoka got 5 shots on goal with 1 on target.

A sequence of outstanding showings from the Kawasaki Frontale defenders has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their last 6 fixtures combined. In that period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 12. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, of course.

Their past results show that Kawasaki Frontale:

• have not registered a win against Vissel Kobe in games played away from home for the previous 2 matches in the league.
• are undefeated by Vissel Kobe when they've played them away from home in the last 5 league games. Travelling fans have really enjoyed these clashes.
• are undefeated in their previous 5 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A glance at their past head to head clashes stretching back to 28/04/2019 shows that Vissel Kobe have won 1 of these games and Kawasaki Frontale 3, with the tally of drawn games being 2.

An aggregate of 21 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 9 for Ushi and 12 belonging to Frontale. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

The previous league match between the two was J1 League match day 28 on 29/09/2021 which ended up with the score at Kawasaki Frontale 3-1 Vissel Kobe.

In that match, Kawasaki Frontale had 53% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The scorers were Leandro Damião (56') and Akihiro Ienaga (85').

Vissel Kobe got 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. Yoshinori Mutō (13') and Thomas Vermaelen (72' Own goal) scored.

The referee was Masuya Ueda.

📋 Team News: Vissel Kobe

Daiju Sasaki (Hamstring Injury), Noriaki Fujimoto (torn tendon) and Sergi Samper (Cruciate Ligament Injury) are not available for Vissel Kobe boss Miguel Lotina.

📰 Team News: Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale boss Tōru Oniki has to currently contend with reduced team options. Jesiel (Cruciate Ligament Injury), Ryota Oshima (Torn Ankle Ligament), Chanathip Songkrasin (Calf Strain) and Kyohei Noborizato (Thigh Muscle Strain) are not ready for selection.

🧠 Prediction

We’re envisaging that Vissel Kobe will have a tough ask to get anything against this Kawasaki Frontale outfit who we reckon will score one, at least.

We’re therefore predicting a very even match with a 0-1 winning margin for Kawasaki Frontale at the conclusion of the game.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 00:12 14/05/2022