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Vissel Kobe vs Chengdu Better City: result 2-2 and analysis

AFC Champions League EliteLeague Phase East - 6Kick-off on December 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM (UTC)NOEVIR Stadium Kobe, Kobe

Vissel Kobe
2-2
Chengdu Better City

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What was the result of Vissel Kobe vs Chengdu Better City?

Vissel Kobe and Chengdu Better City drew 2-2 on December 9, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 18′Y. MutoVissel Kobe
  • 45′FelipeChengdu Better City
  • 77′FelipeChengdu Better City (pen.)
  • 90′D. SasakiVissel Kobe (pen.)

Official lineup for Vissel Kobe vs Chengdu Better City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Vissel Kobe

4-3-3
  1. 27Erik
  2. 13D. Sasaki
  3. 11Y. Muto
  1. 18H. Ide
  2. 25Y. Kuwasaki
  3. 7Y. Ideguchi
  1. 24G. Sakai
  2. 15Y. Honda
  3. 4T. Yamakawa
  4. 2N. Iino
  1. 71S. Gonda

Chengdu Better City

3-4-2-1
  1. 9Felipe
  1. 7Wei Shihao
  2. 10Rômulo
  1. 11Y. Gurfinkel
  2. 8Chow Tim
  3. 16Yang Mingyang
  4. 2Hu Hetao
  1. 22Li Yang
  2. 19Dong Yanfeng
  3. 5T. Letschert
  1. 1Jian Tao
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Vissel Kobe have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Chengdu Better City have 5, 7 and 3.

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

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 6, 2025Kyoto Sanga(away)0-2J1 League
Nov 30, 2025FC Tokyo(home)0-0J1 League
Nov 26, 2025Shanghai Shenhua(away)2-0AFC Champions League Elite
Nov 22, 2025Machida Zelvia(away)1-3Emperor Cup
Nov 16, 2025Sanfrecce Hiroshima(home)2-0Emperor Cup
Chengdu Better City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 25, 2025Sanfrecce Hiroshima(home)1-1AFC Champions League Elite
Nov 22, 2025Sichuan Jiuniu(away)1-1Super League
Nov 4, 2025FC Seoul(away)0-0AFC Champions League Elite
Oct 31, 2025Henan Jianye(home)1-2Super League
Oct 26, 2025Qingdao Youth Island(away)2-2Super League

How many goals should we expect?

Vissel Kobe score 1.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Chengdu Better City score 1.6 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Vissel Kobe1.50.985/156/15
Chengdu Better City1.61.1410/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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1Vissel Kobe44008312

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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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