Niigata 2-2 Vissel Kobe
Updated
It finished level: Niigata 2-2 Vissel Kobe in the J1 League (Round 35) on Sun, 26 Oct 2025 at Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata. Niigata goals: Takuya Shimamura 74', Yamato Wakatsuki 90'. Vissel Kobe goals: Yuya Osako 45'+3, Yuya Osako 52' (pen). Expected goals: 0.86-2.57. Possession: 53-47. Player of the match: Yuya Osako (9.2).
Match report
Niigata 2-2 Vissel Kobe: match report
It finished 2-2 between Niigata and Vissel Kobe in the J1 League on Sunday 26 October.
Yuya Osako put Vissel Kobe ahead on 45+3' (0-1), added another from the penalty spot on 52' (0-2), Takuya Shimamura pulled one back for Niigata on 74' (1-2) and Yamato Wakatsuki levelled for Niigata on 90' (2-2).
Niigata had 53% of the ball, shots were 6-18 (4-7 on target) and expected goals finished 0.86-2.57. Vissel Kobe will feel they deserved more.
Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe) was player of the match with a 9.2 rating.
Attendance: 19,480.
Match stats
| Niigata | Vissel Kobe | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 53 | 47 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.86 | 2.57 |
| Total shots | 6 | 18 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Touches in opposition box | 14 | 35 |
| Big chances | 1 | 4 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 2 |
| Accurate passes | 437 (81%) | 367 (78%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 |
| Total shots | 6 | 18 |
| Shots off target | 1 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 5 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 5 | 15 |
Lineups
Niigata (4-4-2): Ryuga Tashiro, Soya Fujiwara, Jason Geria, Fumiya Hayakawa, Kento Hashimoto, Takuya Shimamura, Eiji Shirai, Motoki Hasegawa, Kaito Taniguchi, Abdelrahman Boudah, Jin Okumura
Vissel Kobe (4-1-2-3): Daiya Maekawa, Nanasei Iino, Tetsushi Yamakawa, Matheus Thuler, Katsuya Nagato, Takahiro Ogihara, Yuya Kuwasaki, Haruya Ide, Yoshinori Muto, Yuya Osako, Taisei Miyashiro
Key events
- 45'+3 · Goal · Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe)
- 46' · Substitution · Daiju Sasaki for Haruya Ide (Vissel Kobe)
- 48' · Yellow card · Takuya Shimamura (Niigata)
- 51' · Yellow card · Soya Fujiwara (Niigata)
- 52' · Goal · Yuya Osako (Vissel Kobe)
- 62' · Substitution · Matheus Moraes for Abdelrahman Boudah (Niigata)
- 62' · Substitution · Rikuto Hirose for Nanasei Iino (Vissel Kobe)
- 74' · Substitution · Yuto Horigome for Kento Hashimoto (Niigata)
- 74' · Substitution · Yoshiaki Takagi for Jin Okumura (Niigata)
- 74' · Goal · Takuya Shimamura (Niigata)
- 75' · Substitution · Yosuke Ideguchi for Yuya Kuwasaki (Vissel Kobe)
- 76' · Substitution · Yamato Wakatsuki for Kaito Taniguchi (Niigata)
- 81' · Substitution · Koya Yuruki for Taisei Miyashiro (Vissel Kobe)
- 81' · Substitution · Yuki Honda for Katsuya Nagato (Vissel Kobe)
- 90' · Goal · Yamato Wakatsuki (Niigata)
- 90'+4 · Yellow card · Takahiro Ogihara (Vissel Kobe)
All-time head-to-head
16 league meetings since 2012: Niigata 3, draws 5, Vissel Kobe 8.
Questions
Who won Niigata vs Vissel Kobe?
The match was a draw, 2-2 (J1 League) on Sun, 26 Oct 2025.
When and where is Niigata vs Vissel Kobe?
Sun, 26 Oct 2025, 05:00 UTC at Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata, J1 League.
What is the head-to-head record between Niigata and Vissel Kobe?
In 16 league meetings since 2012: Niigata 3 wins, 5 draws, Vissel Kobe 8 wins (goals 17-25).