Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse prediction, preview, team news and more

Vissel Kobe are set to play Shimizu S-Pulse at the Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium on Wednesday in the J1 League. Vissel beat Sagan Tosu 2-0 in their most recent game. Shimizu S.P. lost 5-3 to Kevin Muscat's Yokohama F. Marinos in previous league game and are currently 7th in J2 League table.

Vissel Kobe and Shimizu S-Pulse have played each other in 31 head-to-head encounters. The last game between the two sides ended in a 0-0 draw.

Vissel Kobe play Shimizu S-Pulse in the J1 League.

Vissel Kobe vs. Shimizu S-Pulse is a J1 League match.

Vissel Kobe will be without former Barcelona midfielder Sergi Samper and experienced attacker Noriaki Fujimoto. Interim manager Takayuki Yoshida is expected to have a fully-fit squad at his disposal.

Vissel Kobe host Shimizu S-Pulse. Renato Augusto and Togo Umeda are injured. Katsuhiro Nakayama is a doubt for the match.

Vissel Kobe Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hiroki Iikura, Tetsushi Yamakawa, Ryuho Kikuchi, Yuki Kobayashi, Gotoku Sakai, Hotaru Yamaguchi. Yuya Nakasaka, Yuyya Oda, Andres Iniesta, Koya Yuruki, Yoshinori Muto.

Shuichi Gonda, Teruki Hara, Yugo Tatsuta, Yoshinori Suzuki, Reon Yamahara, Eiichi Katayama, Ryohei Shirasaki, Kota Miyamoto, Kenta Nishizawa, Yuta Kamiya and Thiago Santana are the predicted XI for Shimizu S-Pulse.

S-Pulse fans celebrate their team's victory.

Vissel Kobe are bottom of the league table. They have won two of their last five league games. Shimizu S-Pulse are 17th in the table, three points ahead of Vissel.

Vissel Kobe vs Shimizu S-Pulse is a match between Vissel and Shimizu.