Vissel Kobe bring a 3-game streak to Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Cerezo Osaka meet Vissel Kobe at Yodoko Sakura Stadium, Sunday 7:00am (J1 League). Cerezo Osaka have won 6 of the 11 meetings with Vissel Kobe since 2022.
The big picture
Cerezo Osaka come in 11th on the ladder with 17 points; Vissel Kobe are 5th on 27. Vissel Kobe are the side higher up the table.
Cerezo Osaka are 15–12–6 in J1 League 2026, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.4 against.
Vissel Kobe are 19–10–2 in J1 League 2026, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.1 against.
Form
Cerezo Osaka have won zero of their last five and most recently lost to Kashima Antlers 1–4.
Vissel Kobe have won three of their last five and most recently beat Ratchaburi 3–2.
Vissel Kobe arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 11 times on our records since 2022: Cerezo Osaka 6, Vissel Kobe 4, 1 drawn.
Last time out (2026), Vissel Kobe won 1–0 at Kobe Wing Stadium.
Biggest margin between these two: Cerezo Osaka by 3 goals in 2022 (3–0).
Players to watch
For Cerezo Osaka, watch Soromon Sakuragawa (0.4 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026) and Thiago (0.3 goals a game in 2026).
For Vissel Kobe, watch Ren Komatsu (0.7 goals a game in 2026-27) and Yuya Osako (0.3 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).
At Yodoko Sakura Stadium
Cerezo Osaka have won 9 of their last 17 at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, Vissel Kobe go in as clear favourites.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
