In this week 32 match on the 8th of October, Sanfrecce Hiroshima will travel to Kobe to battle Vissel Kobe in a J-League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 12th placed Vissel Kobe, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Avispa Fukuoka. Yuki Kobayashi struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 21st minute on a feed from Koya Yuruki, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Avispa Fukuoka couldn’t muster any offence and Vissel Kobe ran away with the shutout win. Vissel Kobe should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while sanfrecce Hiroshima sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Urawa Reds. Tsukasa Morishima scored the first goal for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 22nd minute, then Araki added another in the 62nd minute. Sanfrecce Hiroshima should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vissel Kobe battled to a 1-1 draw. Andres Iniesta Lujan struck first for Vissel Kobe in the 28th minute, then in the 82nd minute, Gakuto Notsuda sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Sho Sasaki earning Sanfrecce Hiroshima a comeback draw.
Both Takumu Kawamura and Mitsuta have been the hottest scorers for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Yuya Osako has been the most prolific scorer on Vissel Kobe in his last 5 matches with two goals.