GolVolt — Vissel Kobe vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Akito Suzuki: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG1.80

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.8).

Last time

Last meeting, 20 August 2025: Sanfrecce Hiroshima – Vissel Kobe 0:1

WLDWWW

Vissel Kobe have won the last 3 meetings.

Table

3 points apart in the table

5.Vissel Kobe26 pts 2.Sanfrecce Hiroshima29 pts

Vissel Kobe: place 5, 26 pts · Sanfrecce Hiroshima: place 2, 29 pts.

Player in form

Erik: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Yuya Osako

Vissel Kobe · forward

6goals 0assists 7.30avg rating

Last match, Nagoya Grampus: rating 7.5.

Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · forward

10goals 4assists 7.56avg rating

Last match, Mito Hollyhock: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Vissel Kobe at home and Sanfrecce Hiroshima away, as in this match.

Vissel Kobe

at home · 10

6W4D0L1.7scored per match0.6conceded per match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

away · 10

6W1D3L1.6scored per match1.3conceded per match

Head to head

34 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 20 Aug 2025 · J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0:1 Vissel Kobe Kim 87' (s). Vissel Kobe: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

3wins

1 draw1.6 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 5

1wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Vissel Kobe (4-3-3, last: Nagoya Grampus) · Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1, last: Mito Hollyhock).

SGGonda GSSakai TYYamakawa MTThuler KNNagato YIIdeguchi YIIwamoto YGGoke ERErik YOOsako YMMuto KOOsako JKKim HAAraki SNNakano SHHigashi YNNakajima HKKawabe NAArai ASSuzuki SKKobayashi SAAyukawa

Vissel KobeSanfrecce Hiroshima

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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