Vissel Kobe vs Kyoto Sanga Live Stream, Predictions

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Vissel Kobe

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Vissel Kobe, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 0-1 J1 League success against Shonan Bellmare.

In that game, Vissel Kobe had 51% possession and 15 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Vissel Kobe was Yoshinori Muto (93'). For their opponents, Shonan Bellmare got 10 shots at goal with 3 on target.

Takayuki Yoshida's Vissel Kobe have netted a sum total of 12 times in their prior six outings. At the other end, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures is 5.

Ahead of this meeting, Vissel Kobe have not lost a league tie with Kyoto Sanga in their previous 2 games.

Kyoto Sanga

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against AC Nagano Parceiro in J. League Cup action, Kyoto Sanga and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

The only scorer from Kyoto Sanga was Sora Hiraga (28'). The match was won by AC Nagano Parceiro in extra time.

The trend of at least one team not managing to score in games featuring Kyoto Sanga has been fairly consistent of late. Looking at their last 6 outings shows that this has happened 5 times. In those clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal total of 7 while Kyoto Sanga have scored 2.

Coming into this clash, Kyoto Sanga are without a win away from home in their last 3 league matches.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 20/03/2013 shows us that Vissel Kobe have won 2 of these games & Kyoto Sanga 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

In all, 17 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 7 from Ushi and 10 being from Kyoto. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.83.

The last league encounter featuring these sides was J1 League match day 26 on 03/09/2023 when the final score was Vissel Kobe 2-1 Kyoto Sanga.

That day, Vissel Kobe managed 56% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The scorers were Shuhei Kawasaki (18') and Jean Patric (52').

On the other side, Kyoto Sanga had 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Taichi Hara (6') scored.

The match was refereed by Akihiko Ikeuchi.

📰 Team News: Vissel Kobe

Koya Yuruki (Broken collarbone) and Mitsuki Saito (Torn lateral knee ligament) will not be taking part for Vissel Kobe boss Takayuki Yoshida.

ℹ️ Team News: Kyoto Sanga

With a completely injury-free squad ready to go, the Kyoto Sanga boss Kwi-jae Cho does not have any fitness worries to speak of ahead of this clash.

⚡ Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Vissel Kobe have it within them to see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.

Conversely, Kyoto Sanga could well find it tough to break down their defence but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be being dangerous at times, too.

Accordingly, we see a controlled 3-1 margin for Vissel Kobe when all’s said and done.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 01:08 26/04/2024