Kashiwa Reysol vs Vissel Kobe
Match details. Jp1, Regular Season - 9. Kick-off is Fri 9 Oct, 11:00 Lagos time. It is played at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium, Kashiwa City.
What's at stake. Kashiwa Reysol are 2nd on 18 points after 8 games, 1 point behind Vissel Kobe, 1 point clear of Sanfrecce Hiroshima. A win would take them above Vissel Kobe. Vissel Kobe are 1st on 19 points after 8 games, 1 point clear of Kashiwa Reysol.
Form. Kashiwa Reysol have won six, drawn none and lost two of their last eight, 2.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L L W. In this competition Kashiwa Reysol have gone W W L L W W. Vissel Kobe have won six, drawn one and lost one of their last eight, 2.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W W. In this competition Vissel Kobe have gone W W W W W L.
The numbers. Kashiwa Reysol score 2.1 and concede 1.5 a game over their last eight, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. Kashiwa Reysol average 15.4 shots (5.4 on target), 5.8 corners and 1.1 cards a game, with 60% of the ball. Vissel Kobe score 1.5 and concede 0.6 a game over their last eight, with four clean sheets. Vissel Kobe average 11.5 shots (4.0 on target), 3.9 corners and 0.8 cards a game, with 51% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Kashiwa Reysol have won three, drawn four and lost three. Three of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, two were drawn and Vissel Kobe won two. The last time they met, on 12 Sep 2025, it finished Kashiwa Reysol 0-0 Vissel Kobe: Kashiwa Reysol had 13 shots to 11, 54% of the ball, one yellow card.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 42%; seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5, and the meetings settle it.
The case against. Kashiwa Reysol's record still gives them 37% to win. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to an open game.
The read. Vissel Kobe or the draw. A draw is live. A tight game. Both teams' records favour Vissel Kobe. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 42%. Seven of the last ten meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 1.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Over 0.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Kashiwa Reysol 1-1 Vissel Kobe (12% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).