Japan - J1 LeagueKawasaki Todoroki StadiumData current as of 18 October 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe: match statistics

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Kawasaki Frontale play Vissel Kobe in J1 League (Japan). The match date is 21 October 2026. Venue: Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium.

Current form

Kawasaki Frontale: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Vissel Kobe: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kawasaki Frontale scores 2.10 and concedes 1.60 goals per match. Vissel Kobe scores 1.56 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kawasaki Frontale 90%, Vissel Kobe 44%. Over 2.5: Kawasaki Frontale 70%, Vissel Kobe 44%. League level: BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 54%.

xG, shots and style

Kawasaki Frontale has higher xG: 1.83 vs 1.50. Kawasaki Frontale: 16.4 shots per match, Vissel Kobe: 12.2.

Match halves

Kawasaki Frontale: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 1.10. Vissel Kobe: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Kawasaki Frontale: 31-45+ (6 goals). Vissel Kobe: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

J1 League: 2.92 goals per match, BTTS 57%, Over 2.5 54%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
2.1Goals scored / match1.56
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
1.6Goals conceded / match1
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
53%Average possession51%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
6.2Shots on target / match4.22
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.4Shots per match12.22
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
6.2Shots on target4.22
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
12.8%Shot conversion12.7%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
53%Possession51%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
1.83xG for1.5
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
1.49xG against1.29
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

Shooting quality

Kawasaki Frontale: AttackingVissel Kobe: Balanced
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
Accuracy (shots on target)38%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Vissel Kobe is 20% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Kawasaki Frontale · 2.4 pts / match - Vissel Kobe

Kawasaki Frontale
WWDLW
Season result split
40% W40% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-4-2
1.60 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.99Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Vissel Kobe
WWWWL
Season result split
67% W11% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-1-2
2.11 pts / match · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-2
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Kawasaki Frontale is 35% better for: goals scored per match.

2.1 goals / match - Kawasaki Frontale · 1.56 goals / match - Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe is 60% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.6 goals / match - Kawasaki Frontale · 1 goals / match - Vissel Kobe

Kawasaki Frontale scoring profile: very strong

Kawasaki Frontale scores in 100% of matches (10 of 10 matches), while Vissel Kobe keeps a clean sheet in 44% (4 of 9 matches).

Vissel Kobe scoring profile: very strong

Vissel Kobe scores in 89% of matches (8 of 9 matches), while Kawasaki Frontale keeps a clean sheet in 10% (1 of 10 matches).

21Goals scored (season)14
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
16Goals conceded (season)9
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
3.7Average goals in match2.56
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
12Goals scored (last 5)10
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal89%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
50%2 goals56%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
40%3 goals11%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
20%4 goals0%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

How often they concede at least...

90%1 goal56%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
60%2 goals22%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
10%3 goals11%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
0%4 goals11%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

90%
Kawasaki Frontale - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 10 matches
57%
League average

Goal patterns

40%BTTS at half-time11%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
20%BTTS in both halves11%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
40%Scored in both halves33%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

BTTS and goal count

70%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
80%BTTS - last 560%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
20%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

2nd half

90%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
60%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Kawasaki Frontale is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.7 pts / match - Kawasaki Frontale · 1.44 pts / match - Vissel Kobe

Kawasaki Frontale - half-time state
40% leading50% draw10% trailing
Vissel Kobe - half-time state
33% leading44% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.7Points per match (1st half)1.44
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
1Goals scored (1st half)0.56
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
1.6Average goals (1st half)0.89
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
50%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
40%No goal before half-time56%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.78
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
1.1Goals scored (2nd half)1
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
2.1Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
30%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe
20%No goal after half-time22%
Kawasaki FrontaleVissel Kobe

Kawasaki Frontale - second-half results

40% W30% D30% L
17
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Vissel Kobe - second-half results

44% W44% D11% L
13
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Kawasaki Frontale - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.00
Goals scored / match1.01.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.62.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5
Vissel Kobe - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.00
Goals scored / match0.61.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match0.82.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Kawasaki Frontale
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
0
2
16-30
6
3
31-45
4
4
46-60
2
4
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Vissel Kobe
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
1
16-30
2
1
31-45
3
1
46-60
1
3
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.13
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
89%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Kawasaki Frontale

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
136%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Vissel Kobe

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J1 League).

Teams vs league

Kawasaki FrontaleLigaVissel Kobe
Average goals in match▲ 3.702.92▼ 2.56
Both teams scored▲ 90%57%▼ 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 70%54%▼ 44%
Clean sheets▼ 10%24%▲ 44%
Goal before half-time▲ 70%67%• 67%
Goal after half-time▲ 90%87%▼ 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.92
Average goals per match
57%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / match
1.38
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Kawasaki Frontale 0 - 0 - 2 Vissel Kobe. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Kawasaki Frontale
1 : 2
Vissel Kobe
Vissel Kobe
2 : 1
Kawasaki Frontale

FAQ

When do Kawasaki Frontale and Vissel Kobe play?

Kawasaki Frontale face Vissel Kobe on 21 October 2026 in J1 League at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Kawasaki Frontale and Vissel Kobe?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Kawasaki Frontale won 0, Vissel Kobe won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe?

Kawasaki Frontale score 2.10 goals per game on average and Vissel Kobe 1.56. The J1 League average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 54% of games. Both teams score in 90% of Kawasaki Frontale's matches and 44% of Vissel Kobe's.

What form are Kawasaki Frontale and Vissel Kobe in?

Over the last 5 games Kawasaki Frontale have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Vissel Kobe 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe?

The statistical background for Kawasaki Frontale vs Vissel Kobe — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.