📏 Form Guide

Vissel Kobe

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Vissel Kobe enter this game following on from a 0-0 J1 League drawn match against Avispa Fukuoka.

In that match, Vissel Kobe had 49% possession and 11 shots at goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Avispa Fukuoka had 3 attempts on goal with 1 on target.

Vissel Kobe have been conceding pretty frequently recently, but they’ve also found ways to convert their own chances into goals. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that Vissel Kobe have seen their goal breached in 5 of them while also managing to get on the scoresheet in 5 of those games.

Going into this encounter, Vissel Kobe haven't lost in the league to Shonan Bellmare in their last 6 games.

Shonan Bellmare

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In their previous game, Shonan Bellmare drew 1-1 in the J1 League match with Yokohama F. Marinos.

In that match, Shonan Bellmare had 46% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Shonan Bellmare was Taiyo Hiraoka (41'). At the other end, Yokohama F. Marinos had 15 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Élber (61') scored for Yokohama F. Marinos.

The numbers tell their own story, and Shonan Bellmare have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals in total. Defensively, Shonan Bellmare have not been doing too well. We will just have to find out if that trend will be sustained into this next match.

Going into this one, Shonan Bellmare have left without a victory over Vissel Kobe when they've played them away from home in the last 4 matches in the league. Not good at all.

👥 Head to head

Checking on past results between these clubs stretching back to 12/10/2022 tells us that these fixtures have been pretty painful for Shonan Bellmare. They have not been able to come away with any wins whatsoever while Vissel Kobe have been superior, beating them in 83% of those ties.

An aggregate of 12 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from Ushi and 2 being from Shonan. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.

The previous league clash featuring the two was J1 League match day 6 on 16/03/2025 and the score finished Shonan Bellmare 1-2 Vissel Kobe.

The match was refereed by Ryo Tanimoto.

ℹ️ Team News: Vissel Kobe

Klismahn (unknown injury), Niina Tominaga (Metatarsal fracture), Yoshinori Muto (Lumbar vertebra problems) and Kento Hamasaki (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation) won’t be able to feature for Vissel Kobe boss Takayuki Yoshida.

📋 Team News: Shonan Bellmare

Shonan Bellmare boss Satoshi Yamaguchi has multiple availability issues to deal with. Sena Ishibashi (Ankle ligament tear), Kanaru Matsumoto (Cruciate ligament injury), Soki Tamura (Hamstring injury), Zé Ricardo (Inflammation in the knee) and Tatsunari Nagai (Calf injury) can’t be considered.

✨ Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Vissel Kobe will, in all likelihood, see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.

At the same time, Shonan Bellmare won’t find it easy to make a breakthrough but do we see them pulling one back during this clash.

We’re tipping a comfortable 3-1 win for Vissel Kobe come full-time.

Peter Guest, 05:01 02/07/2025