KOBE. Vissel Kobe destroys Sagan Tosu 4-0 with goals of A. Iniesta (2′), K. Yuruki (14′), Y. Muto (64′) and Y. Osako (90′). Sagan Tosu was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the NOEVIR Stadium Kobe stadium in Kobe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tomohiro Inoue who was helped by Jun Mihara and Shingo Sakamoto. The 4th official was Tadashi Baba. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.9 degrees Celsius or 67.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Vissel Kobe

4 - 0

Sagan Tosu

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 8 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 68 Attack 97
  • 38 Dangerous attack 89
  • 90 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sagan Tosu had a superior ball possession 62% while Vissel Kobe was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sagan Tosu was more pushing with 89 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Vissel Kobe found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Vissel Kobe shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Sagan Tosu shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

2'
Koya Yuruki (goal)A. Iniesta
14'
46'
Taisei Miyashiro- sub ->T. Kikuchi
61'
61'
Yoshinori Muto(goal)G. Sakai
64'
Yuya Osako- sub ->A. Iniesta
67'
69'
Naoyuki Fujita - sub ->A. Fukuta
73'
80'
82'
82'
Yuya Osako(goal)B. Krkic
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Yokohama F. Marinos
68
34
Kawasaki Frontale
66
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
55
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Cerezo Osaka
51
34
Tokyo
49
34
Kashiwa Reysol
47
34
Nagoya Grampus
46
34
Urawa Reds
45
34
Consadole Sapporo
45
34
Sagan Tosu
42
34
Shonan Bellmare
41
34
Vissel Kobe
40
34
Avispa Fukuoka
38
34
Gamba Osaka
37
34
Kyoto Sanga
36
34
Shimizu S-Pulse
33
34
Júbilo Iwata
30
34

After playing this contest, Vissel Kobe will have 7 points like Shonan Bellmare to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Sagan Tosu will stay with 19 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Vissel Kobe will host Yokohama F. Marinos on the 4th of November with a 16-5 head to head stats in favor of Yokohama F. Marinos (8 draws).

Sagan Tosu will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the 4th of November with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).

Vissel Kobe – Formation

Vissel Kobe
G
Daiya Maekawa 1.Japan
8.1
D
Tetsushi Yamakawa 23.Japan
7.0
D
T. Makino 14.Japan
7.0
D
Yuki Kobayashi 3.Japan
7.2
D
Gotoku Sakai 24.Japan
7.9
M
Yuta Goke 7.Japan
6.6
82'
M
Leo Osaki 25.Japan
6.7
M
Hotaru Yamaguchi 5.Japan
7.0
M
Andrés Iniesta 8.Spain
7.8
67' 2'
F
Yoshinori Muto 11.Japan
7.4
82' 64'
F
Koya Yuruki 16.Japan
7.6
80' 14'
Substitutes
G
Ryotaro Hironaga 32.Japan
D
Ryo Hatsuse 19.Japan
M
Shion Inoue 20.Japan
6.5
80'
F
Lincoln 29.Brazil
F
Yuya Osako 10.Japan
7.6
67' 90'
F
B. Krkíc 9.Spain
7.6
82'
F
Y. Oda 41.Japan
6.7
82'

Vissel Kobe started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruecheberría decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Vissel Kobe made 4 changes: A. Iniesta for Y. Osako (67′), K. Yuruki for S. Inoue (80′), Y. Muto for B. Krkic (82′) and Y. Goke for Y. Oda (82′).

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu
G
Il-gyu Park 40.Japan
6.0
D
Hwang Seok-Ho 20.South Korea
6.3
D
Masaya Tashiro 30.Japan
6.4
D
Diego 5.Brazil
6.3
M
Nanasei Iino 2.Japan
6.1
61'
M
Akito Fukuta 6.Japan
6.1
69'
M
Kei Koizumi 37.Japan
6.8
M
Yuto Iwasaki 29.Japan
6.8
46'
F
Taichi Kikuchi 23.Japan
7.1
61'
F
F. Honda 8.Japan
6.8
73'
F
Y. Ono 10.Japan
7.0
Substitutes
G
Masahiro Okamoto 31.Japan
D
Wataru Harada 42.Japan
M
Naoyuki Fujita 14.Japan
6.8
69'
M
Yoshihiro Nakano 7.Japan
6.8
46'
F
Taisei Miyashiro 11.Japan
6.3
61'
F
Yuta Fujiwara 25.Japan
6.1
73'
F
S. Araki 16.Japan
7.1
61'

Sagan Tosu started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Kenta Kawai played with: .

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: Y. Iwasaki for Y. Nakano (46′), T. Kikuchi for T. Miyashiro (61′), N. Iino for S. Araki (61′), A. Fukuta for N. Fujita (69′) and F. Honda for Y. Fujihara (73′).

Results of the day

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