Japan - J1 LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Vissel Kobe and Sagan Tosu, taking place on Sunday, 16 July 2023, at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe in Kobe-shi.
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Vissel Kobe, Recent FormHaving secured a 1-0 away win against Albirex Niigata in their latest league match, Vissel Kobe will have a positive feeling ahead of this match. They came away from that fixture with 42% of the possession and clocked up 6 attempts on goal with 2 on target. By comparison, Albirex Niigata managed 19 attempts on goal, with 6 on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 10, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 6 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have scored in 17 of their 19 games this season, and of the 10 games they have played at home, they've notched up 6 clean sheets.
It has been a solid run of home form of late, having gone undefeated in 5 of their last 6 matches at home and clocking up 4 wins along the way.
On an individual basis, Yuya Osako will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 13 goals in Vissel Kobe's 19 league games this season.
Sagan Tosu, Recent FormSagan Tosu will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-1 home win against Cerezo Osaka. They achieved 55% possession in that match and had 13 strikes at goal, with 6 hitting the target, up against Cerezo Osaka's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 14 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 7 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
They have had a strong run of away form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games on the road and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Yuji Ono has scored 4 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Vissel Kobe.
Sagan Tosu suffered the disappointment of a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Vissel Kobe the last time they met in the league.
Vissel will be looking to extend their current run of 4 clean sheets against Sagan. Vissel will be feeling confident about extending their scoring record against Sagan, having notched up at least 1 goal in the previous 9 meetings between the two. Sagan have struggled to break down the Ushi defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 1 time in their last 5 meetings. In their last 3 away league games against Ushi, Sagan have conceded a total of 9 goals and that's an average of 3 per game.
Vissel will be looking to continue their winning streak against Sagan, having won each of the last 4 times they have met in the league and being unbeaten in their last 11 meetings.
Vissel player Andrés Iniesta will be feeling confident about recording goals against Sagan ahead of this encounter, with a scoring record of 3 goals from their last 5 meetings.
With no real injury worries, Vissel manager Takayuki Yoshida will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Sagan manager Kenta Kawai has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Vissel Kobe Playing at home | Sagan Tosu Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Goals scored | 1.7 |
| 0.7 | Goals conceded | 0.9 |
| 39' | Time first goal scored | 50' |
| 35' | Time first goal conceded | 53' |
| 1.4 | Yellow cards | 1.3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 3.4 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 6-0 |
| 3-2 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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