Daejeon Citizen vs Vissel Kobe Prediction & Betting Tips

Last updated 27 Sep 2026
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Vissel Kobe
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Daejeon Citizen host Vissel Kobe in the AFC Champions League. Both sides have been keeping reasonable form in their own leagues over the past few months, with Kobe looking the sharper of the two across a wider run of matches.

Each team won their opening fixture in this stage of the competition, though that's just one match apiece so far. There's a month between now and kickoff too, so plenty can still shift before these two actually meet.

Analysis updated .

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Kobe's broader sample looks healthier

Vissel Kobe's numbers cover 20 games across J1 League, cup ties and continental football: 11 wins, 6 draws and only 3 losses, with 32 goals scored against 24 conceded. That's a decent overall return, even allowing for the mixed competitions involved.

Daejeon Citizen: 20 completed matches; Vissel Kobe: 20 completed matches.

Daejeon Citizen

20 matches
Win
40% 8 / 20
Draw
30% 6 / 20
Loss
30% 6 / 20
Scored
34
Conceded
29
Difference
+5

Vissel Kobe

20 matches
Win
55% 11 / 20
Draw
30% 6 / 20
Loss
15% 3 / 20
Scored
32
Conceded
24
Difference
+8
Daejeon Citizen
League Home Away Date Score
K League 1 Incheon United Daejeon Citizen 20.09.2026 1-1
AFC Champions League Elite Daejeon Citizen Kyoto Sanga 15.09.2026 1-0
K League 1 Daejeon Citizen Pohang Steelers 12.09.2026 2-2
K League 1 Daejeon Citizen FC Anyang 09.09.2026 3-2
K League 1 Bucheon FC 1995 Daejeon Citizen 05.09.2026 0-5
K League 1 Jeju United FC Daejeon Citizen 30.08.2026 3-1
K League 1 Daejeon Citizen Ulsan Hyundai FC 26.08.2026 2-1
K League 1 Daejeon Citizen Gangwon FC 23.08.2026 3-0
FA Cup Asan Mugunghwa Daejeon Citizen 19.08.2026 2-3
K League 1 FC Seoul Daejeon Citizen 15.08.2026 4-2
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Vissel Kobe
League Home Away Date Score
Emperor Cup Vissel Kobe Sagan Tosu 23.09.2026 1-0
AFC Champions League Elite Port FC Vissel Kobe 16.09.2026 1-2
Emperor Cup Vissel Kobe Veroskronos Tsuno 26.08.2026 2-1
Friendlies Clubs Vissel Kobe Imabari 22.07.2026 2-1
Friendlies Clubs Vissel Kobe Consadole Sapporo 18.07.2026 1-1
J1 League Kashima Vissel Kobe 06.06.2026 2-0
J1 League Vissel Kobe Kashima 30.05.2026 5-0
J1 League Avispa Fukuoka Vissel Kobe 23.05.2026 0-1
J1 League V-varen Nagasaki Vissel Kobe 17.05.2026 2-2
J1 League Vissel Kobe Kyoto Sanga 13.05.2026 1-0
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Daejeon Citizen's sample is mostly K League 1 form: 8 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses from 20 matches, with 34 scored and 29 against. It's a more up-and-down picture, with some heavy home wins and away defeats mixed in.

Kobe's recent results edge it on paper, though the samples come from different leagues and can't be compared directly.

Comparative Team Statistics: Daejeon Citizen vs Vissel Kobe

Daejeon Citizen vs Vissel Kobe statistics: team strength, attack, defence and head-to-head comparison.

Just one match into this phase

Both clubs sit on 3 points after a single game in this part of the competition, Kobe in 5th and Daejeon in 7th. That's about as thin as a standings snapshot gets.

№ Team Played Win Draw Loss GF/GA Points
East Region
1 Kashima 1 1 0 0 7/1 3
2 Gamba Osaka 1 1 0 0 4/1 3
3 SHANGHAI SIPG 1 1 0 0 6/4 3
4 Beijing Guoan 1 1 0 0 3/1 3
5 Vissel Kobe 1 1 0 0 2/1 3
6 Jeonbuk Motors 1 1 0 0 2/1 3
7 Daejeon Citizen 1 1 0 0 1/0 3
8 Johor Darul Takzim FC 1 0 1 0 1/1 1
9 Buriram United 1 0 1 0 1/1 1
10 Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 0 1 1/2 0
11 Port FC 1 0 0 1 1/2 0
12 Kyoto Sanga 1 0 0 1 0/1 0
13 Ratchaburi 1 0 0 1 4/6 0
14 Pohang Steelers 1 0 0 1 1/3 0
15 Công An Nhân Dân 1 0 0 1 1/4 0
16 Newcastle Jets 1 0 0 1 1/7 0

One result each tells us almost nothing about how either side will actually perform once more games are played out.

Daejeon Citizen vs Vissel Kobe: AFC Champions League match preview with team badges and kick-off details.

Not much to go on yet

The only player note here is Y. Osako picking up an assist for Vissel Kobe in his one recorded match. It's a single data point rather than any wider read on form or fitness.

Vissel Kobe:
Best assist providers:
Y. Osako - 1

There's nothing here on Daejeon's squad, so we can't draw any conclusions about their personnel for this one.

Squad lists and player details

Squad and player details

Daejeon Citizen
Name Country Age Position Height Weight
Kim Moon-Hwan Korea Republic 31 Defender 173 64
Seo Young-Jae Korea Republic 31 Defender 182 cm 75 kg
Oh Jae-Suk Korea Republic 36 Defender 178 75
Um Won-Sang Korea Republic 27 Midfielder 171 60
Jeong Jae-Hee Korea Republic 32 Midfielder 174 70
Kim Min-Duk Korea Republic 30 Defender 183 78
Lee Myung-Jae Korea Republic 32 Defender 181 75
Lim Jong-Eun Korea Republic 36 Defender 192 85
Joo Min-Kyu Korea Republic 36 Attacker 183 79
Ha Chang-Rae Korea Republic 31 Defender 188 90
Kim Hyeon-Ug Korea Republic 31 Attacker 160 61
Lee Hyun-Sik Korea Republic 30 Midfielder 175 64
Kim Jun-Bum Korea Republic 28 Midfielder 176 72
Lee Chang-Geun Korea Republic 33 Goalkeeper 186 78
Kang Yun-Sung Korea Republic 29 Defender 172 65
Seo Jin-Su Korea Republic 25 Attacker 183 71
Kim Jin-Ya Korea Republic 28 Defender 177 63
G. Ludwigson Sweden 32 Midfielder 182 75
A. Krivotsyuk Azerbaijan 28 Defender 186 76
M. Ishida Japan 31 Midfielder 178 69
Vissel Kobe
Name Country Age Position Height Weight
T. Inui Japan 38 Midfielder 169 63
Erik Brazil 32 Attacker 170 68
Matheus Thuler Brazil 27 Defender 186 86
Y. Muto Japan 34 Attacker 179 72
G. Sakai Japan 35 Defender 176 74
Y. Ideguchi Japan 30 Midfielder 171 71
Y. Osako Japan 36 Attacker 184 75
S. Arai Japan 37 Goalkeeper 185 85
R. Hirose Japan 31 Defender 176 68
T. Ohgihara Japan 35 Midfielder 185 74
T. Iwanami Japan 32 Defender 186 72
D. Maekawa Japan 32 Goalkeeper 191 86
Y. Goke Japan 27 Midfielder 183 cm 74 kg
K. Yamauchi Japan 24 Midfielder 177 74
K. Nagato Japan 31 Defender 173 72
B. Nduka Japan 30 Defender 183 89
H. Ide Japan 32 Midfielder 171 66
I. Takahashi Japan 28 Defender 180 cm 71 kg
R. Komatsu Japan 28 Attacker 183 77
Diego Brazil 31 Midfielder 183 77

Kobe's broader form looks the healthier of the two right now, but that's about as far as the evidence takes us. The early group standings and the sparse team news don't add much certainty on top of that.

Without a market to test against, and with a month still to run before this is played, it makes sense to leave this one alone for now.

Who will win?


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Nick Mordin.
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Last updated: September 2026
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