In a weekend match on Saturday Jul 9th, in week 21, Vissel Kobe will travel to Iwata to battle Júbilo Iwata in a meeting of these two J-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Júbilo Iwata sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Araki struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 22nd minute, then Sho Sasaki added another in the 63rd minute on a feed from Gakuto Notsuda In the end, Júbilo Iwata couldn’t muster any offence and Sanfrecce Hiroshima ran away with the shutout win. Júbilo Iwata is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while vissel Kobe sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sagan Tosu. Yoshinori Muto struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 79th minute on a feed from Tetsushi Yamakawa, then Yoshinori Muto added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Daiju Sasaki In the end, Sagan Tosu 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 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Noevir Stadium Kobe, Vissel Kobe and Júbilo Iwata battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Vissel Kobe nor Júbilo Iwata could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 14 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Vissel Kobe’s most prolific scorer has been Yoshinori Muto. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Júbilo Iwata’s top weapon lately has been Gonzalez Lasso, who has two goals in the last five matches.