KOBE. Vissel Kobe beats Tokushima Vortis 1-0 after Y. Osako scored just 1 goal (57′).
The match was played at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe stadium in Kobe on Saturday and it started at 6:00 am local time. The referee was Masaaki Iemoto Toma who was helped by Taku Nakano and Ryosuke Murai. The 4th official was Atsushi Kamimura. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 8 Total 6
- 1 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 57 Attack 56
- 37 Dangerous attack 53
- 57 Ball safe 56
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 7
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Vissel Kobe had a superior ball possession 55% while Tokushima Vortis was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tokushima Vortis was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Vissel Kobe was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Vissel Kobe shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tokushima Vortis shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Vissel Kobe didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Tokushima Vortis didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Vissel Kobe will have 67 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Tokushima Vortis will stay with 30 points to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the J-League, Vissel Kobe will play away with Yokohama on the 20th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Vissel Kobe (1 draw).
Tokushima Vortis will play away agasint Tokyo on the 20th of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Tokyo (1 draw).
Vissel Kobe – Formation

Vissel Kobe started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Atsuhiro Miura decided to play with the following team: Hiroki Ilkura
, Gotoku Sakai , Ryuho Kikuchi , Thomas Vermaelen , Ryo Hatsuse , Yuta Goke , Sergi Samper , Hotaru Yamaguchi , Andrés Iniesta , Yuya Osako and Yoshinori Muto .The home team had on the bench: Yuki Kobayashi
, Leo Osaki , Shion Inoue, Daiju Sasaki , Yuya Nakasaka , Lincoln and Daiya Maekawa.Substitutions
Vissel Kobe made 5 changes: Y. Goke for Lincoln (58′), S. Samper for L. Osaki (70′), R. Hatsuse for Y. Kobayashi (70′), A. Iniesta for Y. Nakasaka (79′) and Y. Osako for D. Sasaki (79′).
Best player: Gotoku Sakai
The most impressive player for Vissel Kobe was Gotoku Sakai even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 52 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.Tokushima Vortis – Formation

Tokushima Vortis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Daniel Poyatos Algaba played with: Naoto Kamifukumoto
, Takeru Kishimoto , Cacá , Shota Fukuoka , Diego , Tokuma Suzuki , Joel Chima Fujita , Taisei Miyashiro , Yudai Konishi , Kazuki Nishiya and Yuki Kakita .The following players were sitting on the bench: Seiya Fujita
, Mushaga Bakenga , Koki Sugimori , Daisei Suzuki, Taiyo Nishino, Koki Matsuzawa and Kazunari Ichimi.Substitutions
Tokushima Vortis made 4 changes: Y. Kakita for M. Bakenga (63′), Diego for S. Fujita (79′), Y. Konishi for K. Sugimori (79′) and T. Suzuki for K. Ichimi (89′).
Best player: Shota Fukuoka
The player that probably impressed the most for Tokushima Vortis was Shota Fukuoka.
His rating is
with 59 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the J-League.
- Shimizu S-Pulse – Consadole Sapporo – 2-2
- Vissel Kobe – Tokushima Vortis – 1-0
- Yokohama F. Marinos – Tokyo – 8-0