3 November 2026, 10:00 UTC

Vissel Kobe vs Ratchaburi AFC Champions League Elite prediction & result

Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe
Referee: Ahmad Al Ali
Full time3 – 2

Final score: Vissel Kobe 3-2 Ratchaburi.

Before kick-off the model made it 63% Vissel Kobe, 21% draw, 16% Ratchaburi — fair odds of 1.59, 4.76 and 6.25.

Most likely scoreline: 2-0.

The model called the result correctly.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Vissel Kobe at 63%: of 1,648 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.6% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Vissel Kobe97%Draw3%Ratchaburi0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 5 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

6'
Phongsakon Sangkasopha
10'
Sanchai Nontasila
Kota Watanabe
27'
⚽Kento Hamasakiassist: Yuta Goke
34'
•Kento Hamasaki
36'
39'
Thossawat Limwannasthian
45'
🔁Adison Promrakout: Tarek Aggoun
🔁João Victor Andrade Caetanoout: Tetsushi Yamakawa
45'
🔁Kota Watanabeout: Yosuke Ideguchi
45'
45'
🔁Sanchai Nontasilaout: Sai Van Wermeskerken
🔁Yuta Gokeout: Erik Nascimento de Lima
62'
64'
⚽Phongsakon Sangkasophaassist: Daniel Ting
🔁Kento Hamasakiout: Yoshinori Muto
69'
🔁Ren Komatsuout: Yuya Osako
69'
72'
🔁Thossawat Limwannasthianout: Thanawat Suengchitthawon
78'
🔁Sidcley Ferreira Pereiraout: Njiva Rakotoharimalala
82'
⚽Ekanit Panyaassist: Pedro Tanausú Domínguez Placeres
⚽Erik Nascimento de Limaassist: Yuya Kuwasaki
83'
⚽Tetsushi Yamakawaassist: Yuya Osako
88'
89'
Daniel Ting
90+1'
🔁Scott Allardiceout: Jesse Curran

Match stats — Vissel Kobe vs Ratchaburi

55%Possession45%
21Shots12
7On target5
7Corners2
2.58xG0.63

Goals against chances

Vissel Kobe3 from 2.58 xGabout what the chances were worth
Ratchaburi2 from 0.63 xGmore than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Vissel Kobe 4-3-3
  • 21S. AraiG
  • 2N. IinoD
  • 31T. IwanamiD
  • 16CaetanoD
  • 41K. NagatoD
  • 20K. WatanabeM
  • 25Y. KuwasakiM
  • 5Y. GokeM
  • 28K. HamasakiF
  • 29R. KomatsuF
  • 26Jean PatrickF
Substitutes
  • 15DiegoD
  • 4T. YamakawaD
  • 3Matheus ThulerD
  • 94ErikF
  • 71S. GondaG
  • 44M. HidakaM
  • 7Y. IdeguchiM
  • 62H. KawabataF
  • 1D. MaekawaG
Coach: M. Skibbe
Ratchaburi 4-2-3-1
  • 99K. PhatomakkakulG
  • 15A. PromrakD
  • 44Pablo InsuaD
  • 5D. TingD
  • 28T. LimwanasathianM
  • 48S. AllardiceM
  • 20Sanchai NontasilaM
  • 21E. PanyaM
  • 6TanaM
  • 17SidcleyM
  • 22P. SangkasophaF
Substitutes
  • 31S. van WermeskerkenD
  • 8T. SuengchitthawonM
  • 92Njiva RakotoharimalalaF
  • 88C. PoomkaewM
  • 42S. PanthongM
  • 27J. CurranM
  • 9Bruno MendesF
  • 3Tarek AggounD
  • 97U. WongmeemaG
Coach: W. Srimaka

Form going into Vissel Kobe vs Ratchaburi

Vissel Kobe

AFC Champions League Elite

  • W1-0away to Daejeon Citizen27 October 2026
  • W2-0Jeonbuk Motors14 October 2026
  • W2-1away to Port FC16 September 2026

Ratchaburi

AFC Champions League Elite

  • D0-0Kashiwa Reysol27 October 2026
  • L0-1away to Kyoto Sanga13 October 2026
  • L4-6SHANGHAI SIPG15 September 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

AFC Champions League Elite table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1Vissel Kobe440083+512
14Ratchaburi4013610-41

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Leading scorers: Vissel Kobe and Ratchaburi

Vissel Kobe

No player in AFC Champions League Elite's leading scorers — 8 league goals as a side.

Ratchaburi

GoalsAssists

  • Martin Njiva Rakotoharimalala31

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Vissel Kobe beat Ratchaburi 3–2. The model had made a win for Vissel Kobe its most likely outcome, at 63%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–0. The goals: Kento Hamasaki 34' for Vissel Kobe, Phongsakon Sangkasopha 64' for Ratchaburi, Ekanit Panya 82' for Ratchaburi, Erik Nascimento de Lima 83' for Vissel Kobe, Tetsushi Yamakawa 88' for Vissel Kobe. On expected goals it finished 2.58–0.63.

How the call on Vissel Kobe v Ratchaburi has moved

First published on 20 Oct at 70% / 17% / 13% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 3 updates, it read 63% / 21% / 16%: the biggest move is Vissel Kobe's chance of winning, down 7 points.

  1. Vissel Kobe win63%▼ −7
  2. Draw21%▲ +4
  3. Ratchaburi win16%▲ +3

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.