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 ✓ / ✗.

Last time

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

WLDWWW

Vissel Kobe have won the last 3 meetings.

Player in form

Akito Suzuki: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG2.35

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.3).

Table

3 points apart in the table

5.Vissel Kobe23 pts 3.Sanfrecce Hiroshima26 pts

Vissel Kobe: place 5, 23 pts · Sanfrecce Hiroshima: place 3, 26 pts.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Yuya Osako

Vissel Kobe · forward

6goals 0assists 7.28avg rating

Last match, Machida Zelvia: rating 7.2.

Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · forward

9goals 4assists 7.58avg rating

Last match, Shimizu S-Pulse: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

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

5W5D0L1.4scored per match0.5conceded per match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

away · 10

5W2D3L1.3scored 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: Machida Zelvia) · Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1, last: Shimizu S-Pulse).

SGGonda GSSakai MTThuler CACaetano DIDiego YIIdeguchi YIIwamoto YGGoke YMMuto YOOsako KNNagato KOOsako SNNakano HAAraki JKKim NAArai TMMatsumoto TKKawamura DSSuga MKKato ASSuzuki 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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