KOBE. Vissel Kobe was able to reverse the score against Kyoto Sanga to win 2-1. It was Kyoto Sanga to strike first with an early goal of Taichi Hara at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 18′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jean Patric gave the win to Vissel Kobe in the 52′ minute. Vissel Kobe took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe stadium in Kobe on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 18,454 spectators.​ The referee was Akihiko Ikeuchi with the support of Kogo Kumagai and Kentaro Matsui. The 4th official was Akihito Kawasaki. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.41 degrees Celsius or 88.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Vissel Kobe had a strong ball possession 56% while Kyoto Sanga was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Vissel Kobe was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Vissel Kobe won the match​.

Vissel Kobe shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Kyoto Sanga shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Vissel Kobe received 3 yellow cards (Leo Osaki, Ryo Hatsuse and Koya Yuruki). On the opposite side, Kyoto Sanga received 1 yellow card (Sota Kawasaki).

Standings

After playing this match, Vissel Kobe will have 52 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Kyoto Sanga will stay with 29 points like Albirex Niigata to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Vissel Kobe will play away against Gamba Osaka on the 2nd of December with a 13-12 head to head stats in favor of Gamba Osaka (6 draws).

Kyoto Sanga will host Yokohama F. Marinos on the 2nd of December with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (1 draw).

Vissel Kobe – Formation

Vissel Kobe adopted the 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).

The manager Takayuki Yoshida decided to play with the following team: Daiya Maekawa (7.0), Gotoku Sakai (6.7), Tetsushi Yamakawa  (7.0), Yuki Honda (6.7), Ryo Hatsuse (7.0), Hotaru Yamaguchi (6.7), Leo Osaki (7.0), Daiju Sasaki (6.7), Shuhei Kawasaki (7.1), Koya Yuruki (6.4) and Yuya Osako (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nanasei Iino, Thuler, Yoshinori Muto (7.0), Mizuki Arai, Jean Patric (8.2), Yuya Tsuboi and Mitsuki Hidaka.

Substitutions

Vissel Kobe made 4 changes: Koya Yuruki for Jean Patric (46′), Shuhei Kawasaki for Yoshinori Muto (60′), Daiju Sasaki for Thuler (84′) and Leo Osaki for Mitsuki Hidaka (90′).

Best player: Jean Patric​

The most impressive player for Vissel Kobe was Jean Patric.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 11 passes (45% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Kyoto Sanga – Formation

Also Kyoto Sanga adopted the 4-1-2-3 line-up (4-1-2-3).

Kwi-Jea Cho played with: Sung-Yun Gu (6.3), Shinnosuke Fukuda (6.7), Shogo Asada (6.7), Osamu Iyoha (6.4), Yuto Misao (6.4), Sota Kawasaki (6.4), Daiki Kaneko (7.1), Shohei Takeda (6.6), Yuta Toyokawa (6.7), Taichi Hara (6.7) and Temma Matsuda (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Rikito Inoue (6.8), Patric (6.8), Shimpei Fukuoka, Takumi Miyayoshi (6.4), Teppei Yachida (6.6), Gakuji Ota and Kyo Sato (6.8).

Kyoto Sanga could not rely on the presence of Kyo Sato (injured).

Substitutions

Kyoto Sanga made 5 changes: Yuta Toyokawa for Patric (65′), Temma Matsuda for Rikito Inoue (65′), Shohei Takeda for Takumi Miyayoshi (71′), Yuto Misao for Kyo Sato (76′) and Shogo Asada for Teppei Yachida (76′).

Best player: Daiki Kaneko​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kyoto Sanga was Daiki Kaneko.

His rating is (7.1) with 37 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​

• Vissel Kobe – Kyoto Sanga – 2-1
• Tokyo – Avispa Fukuoka – 1-2