Week 28 features a match on Sat Sep 3rd, where Kyoto Sanga plays host to Vissel Kobe in a meeting of these two closely matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which is great football weather. 14th placed Kyoto Sanga is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Shimizu S-Pulse. Takashi Inui struck first for Shimizu S-Pulse in the 68th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Kyoto Sanga couldn’t muster any offence and Shimizu S-Pulse ran away with the shutout win. Kyoto Sanga looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while vissel Kobe sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Consadole Sapporo. Koya Yuruki struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 28th minute, then Koya Yuruki added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Consadole Sapporo was frustrated by Vissel Kobe’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vissel Kobe ended the match with the shutout victory. Vissel Kobe is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 2nd of April, Vissel Kobe hosted Kyoto Sanga at the Noevir Stadium Kobe in their last match together. Kyoto Sanga won by a score of 3 to 1. Ryo Hatsuse struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 49th minute on a feed from Yuya Osako, but Takuya Ogiwara got the equalizer for Kyoto Sanga in the 55th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 58th minute on a goal by Takumi Miyayoshi to cap off a wild match.
Vissel Kobe is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Yuya Osako and Koya Yuruki each having 2 goals in their last five. Kyoto Sanga’s most prolific scorer has been Genki Omae. The Japaneese attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.