Match Report
10 points and 8 places separated them: Vissel Kobe 2nd with 16, Chengdu Rongcheng 10th with 6. Chengdu Rongcheng's recent output lagged their position: 19th on form over five rounds while 10th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.75/0.88 for Vissel Kobe and 0.88/1.38 for Chengdu Rongcheng (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
Chengdu Rongcheng had drawn their last three.
The venue was NOEVIR Stadium Kobe in Kobe, with room for 30,132 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Vissel Kobe: Yoshinori Muto (18'), Daiju Sasaki (90') · Chengdu Rongcheng: Felipe (45'), Felipe (77')