In this week 4 match on the 11th of March, Vissel Kobe hosts Urawa Reds in a J-League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Vissel Kobe sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Gamba Osaka. Yuya Osako struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 3rd minute, then Gotoku Sakai added another in the 47th minute In the end, Gamba Osaka couldn’t muster any offence and Vissel Kobe ran away with the shutout win. Vissel Kobe is looking for direction having 3 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while urawa Reds is fresh off their 2-1 win against Cerezo Osaka. Ken Iwao struck first for Cerezo Osaka on an own goal in the 33rd minute, but Alexander Scholz got the equalizer for Urawa Reds in the 61st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 82nd minute on a goal by Kaito Yasui. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Urawa Reds won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Urawa Reds hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Kasper Junker and Iwanami, and they each have 1 goal. Vissel Kobe is glad to have Yuya Osako in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.