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Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka: result 2-0 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 4Kick-off on March 18, 2018 at 07:00 AM (UTC)NOEVIR Stadium Kobe, Kobe

Vissel Kobe
2-0
Cerezo Osaka

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What was the result of Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka?

Vissel Kobe won 2-0 on March 18, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 34′N. FujitaVissel Kobe
  • 83′Ł. PodolskiVissel Kobe

Official lineup for Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Vissel Kobe

4-2-3-1
  1. 33S. Otsuki
  1. 21J. Tanaka
  2. 10Ł. Podolski
  3. 27Y. Goke
  1. 8H. Mita
  2. 5Jung Woo-Young
  1. 14N. Fujita
  2. 34S. Fujitani
  3. 3Hirofumi Watanabe
  4. 22Wataru Hashimoto
  1. 18Kim Seung-Gyu

Cerezo Osaka

4-4-2
  1. 13T. Takagi
  2. 9K. Sugimoto
  1. 18Yang Dong-Hyen
  2. 43Osmar
  3. 6H. Yamaguchi
  4. 7K. Mizunuma
  1. 2R. Matsuda
  2. 22M. Jonjić
  3. 14Y. Maruhashi
  4. 23T. Yamashita
  1. 21Kim Jin-Hyeon
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Vissel Kobe have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Cerezo Osaka have 8, 5 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 14, 2018Sagan Tosu(away)2-0J-League Cup
Mar 10, 2018Vegalta Sendai(away)1-1J1 League
Mar 7, 2018V-varen Nagasaki(home)2-2J-League Cup
Mar 3, 2018Shimizu S-pulse(home)2-4J1 League
Feb 23, 2018Sagan Tosu(away)1-1J1 League
Cerezo Osaka
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 14, 2018Buriram United(home)2-2AFC Champions League Elite
Mar 10, 2018Kashiwa Reysol(away)1-1J1 League
Mar 6, 2018Buriram United(away)0-2AFC Champions League Elite
Mar 2, 2018Consadole Sapporo(home)3-3J1 League
Feb 25, 2018Yokohama F. Marinos(home)1-1J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Vissel Kobe win, 1 draw, 4 Cerezo Osaka wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 23, 2017Vissel Kobe 1-3 Cerezo OsakaEmperor Cup
Nov 26, 2017Cerezo Osaka 3-1 Vissel KobeJ1 League
May 28, 2017Vissel Kobe 1-2 Cerezo OsakaJ1 League
May 24, 2017Cerezo Osaka 1-0 Vissel KobeJ-League Cup
Aug 30, 2014Cerezo Osaka 1-2 Vissel KobeJ1 League
Apr 26, 2014Vissel Kobe 2-2 Cerezo OsakaJ1 League

Last archived meeting: Vissel Kobe vs Cerezo Osaka on Dec 23, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Vissel Kobe score 1.4 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Cerezo Osaka score 1.7 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Vissel Kobe1.41.7312/159/15
Cerezo Osaka1.71.049/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Vissel Kobe sit 6th in J1 League (19 points from 9 matches) and Cerezo Osaka sit 13th (12 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Vissel Kobe961214919
13Cerezo Osaka1033491612

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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