Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka, 2026 Japanese J1 League, Regular Season

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Vissel Kobe

71': Ren Komatsu (P)

FT
1 - 0

Cerezo Osaka

About

Vissel Kobe are hosting Cerezo Osaka at Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe, Japan, starting on . The match is a part of the Japanese J.League.

Match Commentary

45': Hyoei Kawabata (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 45'
53': Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Yellow Card at 53'
65': Thiago (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 65'
71': Ren Komatsu (Vissel Kobe) Penalty - Scored at 71'
73': Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 73'
73': Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 73'
75': Lucas Fernandes (Cerezo Osaka) Yellow Card at 75'
81': Yuta Goke (Vissel Kobe) Yellow Card at 81'
81': Shinji Kagawa (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 81'
81': Pablo Sabbag (Cerezo Osaka) Substitution at 81'
87': Mitsuki Hidaka (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 87'
90'+2': Issei Takahashi (Vissel Kobe) Substitution at 90'+2'

Statistics

CER		VIS
11	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	3
55.8	Possession	44.2
13	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
342	Accurate Passes	261
431	Passes	349
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	3
3	Effective Tackles	6
5	Tackles	9
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
27	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: Japanese J.League

Venue: Kobe Wing Stadium
Location: Kobe, Japan
Attendance: 22,767

Japanese J1 League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vissel Kobe	8	+7	19
2	Kashiwa Reysol	8	+5	18
3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	8	+14	17
4	Machida Zelvia	8	+11	17

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Vissel Kobe (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Daiya Maekawa (GK)
3	Thuler
4	Tetsushi Yamakawa
15	Diego
24	Gotoku Sakai
23	Yuan Iwamoto
7	Yosuke Ideguchi
5	Yuta Goke
29	Ren Komatsu
41	Katsuya Nagato
2	Nanasei Iino

Vissel Kobe Substitutes:

Boniface Nduka, Hyoei Kawabata, Ryotaro Inouchi, Kouta Watanabe, Takuya Iwanami, Shuichi Gonda, Issei Takahashi, Mitsuki Hidaka, Yuya Kuwasaki.

Cerezo Osaka (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Kosuke Nakamura (GK)
44	Shinnosuke Hatanaka
4	Rikito Inoue
27	Dion Cools
10	Shunta Tanaka
36	Jackson Irvine
66	Ayumu Ohata
2	Takumi Nakamura
9	Soromon Sakuragawa
14	Yumeki Yokoyama
41	Yota Komi

Cerezo Osaka Substitutes:

Koto Abe, Hayato Okuda, Kosei Okazawa, Kyohei Noborizato, Pablo Sabbag, Travis Takahashi, Thiago, Lucas Fernandes, Shinji Kagawa.

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