Vissel Kobe v Pohang Steelers prediction

AFC Champions League Elite · Wed, 10 Feb 2027 10:00 GMT · Noevir Stadium Kobe

Updated 8 Nov 2026, 02:34 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Vissel Kobe v Pohang Steelers, AFC Champions League Elite on Wed, 10 Feb 2027 10:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Vissel Kobe host Pohang Steelers in AFC Champions League Elite on Wednesday 10 February (kick-off 10:00 UK).

The key numbers

Vissel Kobe are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Pohang Steelers are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Eight of Vissel Kobe’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in six of Vissel Kobe’s last 15 results in all competitions (40%). At home, Vissel Kobe have five wins, one draw and one defeat in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 2.29 points per game, scoring 2.00 and conceding 0.86.

Nine of Pohang Steelers’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in seven of Pohang Steelers’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). Away from home, Pohang Steelers have one win, three draws and five defeats in their last 9 away matches in all competitions — 0.67 points per game, scoring 0.78 and conceding 2.11.

Vissel Kobe (first) and Pohang Steelers (15th) are 11 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Vissel Kobe the stronger side, 492 rating points above Pohang Steelers (Vissel Kobe 1886, Pohang Steelers 1394, after at least 30 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 3 December 2024, finished Pohang Steelers 3–1 Vissel Kobe.

Team news

Predicted Vissel Kobe XI (4-3-3): S. Gonda, T. Yamakawa, G. Sakai, Diego, M. Thuler, Y. Ideguchi, Y. Kuwasaki, Y. Goke, Y. Muto, Y. Osako, J. Patrick — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, D. Sasaki (5.0 per match over 14 appearances, two goals and three assists) and Y. Muto (3.8 per match over 19 appearances, five goals and three assists) have been Vissel Kobe’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Vissel Kobe (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), D. Sasaki averages 1.1 shots per 90 over 1108 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last 10 appearances. Y. Muto averages 1.8 shots per 90 over 1428 minutes, with a shot in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Pohang Steelers XI (3-4-3): H. In-Jae, P. Chan-Yong, J. Min-Gwang, Wanderson, K. Dong-Jin, S. Kim, K. Nishiya, J. Rocha, J. Tranziska, J. Luiz, A. Jae-Jun — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Lee Ho-Jae (4.6 per match over 10 appearances, four goals) and Wanderson (4.1 per match over 20 appearances, three goals and three assists) have been Pohang Steelers’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Pohang Steelers (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Lee Ho-Jae averages 1.8 shots per 90 over 1403 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last 10 appearances. Wanderson averages 3.0 tackles per 90 over 1459 minutes, with a tackle in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Wed, 10 Feb 2027 10:00 GMT · AFC Champions League Elite · Noevir Stadium Kobe
Head-to-head (last 1): Vissel Kobe 0 · draws 0 · Pohang Steelers 1 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Vissel Kobe 3W 1D 1L · Pohang Steelers 0W 4D 1L

Vissel Kobe v Pohang Steelers (AFC Champions League Elite): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 8 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.88 / 1

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 4.38

Corners

against 5.38 / 4.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.13 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 5.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

0.88 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.75 / 0.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 4 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Vissel Kobe for / against	Line	Pohang Steelers for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.38 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.75 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	7.38 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.13 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.75 for · 10.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.29 for · 8.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	0.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5

Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Goalkeeper

Vissel Kobe — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
D. Maekawa	9	90809 min	171.9 /90	111.2 /90
S. Gonda	8	91727 min	313.8 /90	50.6 /90
Shota Arai	1	9090 min	33 /90	00 /90

Vissel Kobe — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vissel Kobe before kick-off, to 4 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Maekawa n 8	89.9	2.3 5/2
S. Gonda n 8	90.9	4.6 8/8

Vissel Kobe Defensive

Vissel Kobe — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
K. Nagato	17	741263 min	302.1 /90	120.9 /90	30.2 /90	684.8 /90	90.6 /90	00 /90
Caetano	13	76990 min	191.7 /90	151.4 /90	50.5 /90	565.1 /90	40.4 /90	10.1 /90
Matheus Thuler	12	80959 min	141.3 /90	80.8 /90	80.8 /90	868.1 /90	100.9 /90	30.3 /90
Diego	12	72866 min	171.8 /90	90.9 /90	30.3 /90	656.8 /90	90.9 /90	10.1 /90
G. Sakai	11	88973 min	201.8 /90	141.3 /90	10.1 /90	333.1 /90	30.3 /90	10.1 /90
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Vissel Kobe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vissel Kobe before kick-off, to 4 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Y. Ideguchi n 8	75.6	0.4 3/0	0.7 4/1	—
K. Nagato n 8	61.9	0.9 2/2	1.1 5/1	—
Y. Muto n 8	76	0.4 2/1	2.1 8/3	—
Y. Goke n 8	69	1 4/1	2 7/3	—
Caetano n 8	78.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0	—
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Vissel Kobe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vissel Kobe before kick-off, to 4 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Ideguchi n 8	75.6	1.9 7/4
K. Nagato n 8	61.9	2.9 5/4
Y. Muto n 8	76	1.8 6/3
Y. Goke n 8	69	0.8 5/0
Caetano n 8	78.8	1.7 5/3
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Vissel Kobe Attacking

Vissel Kobe — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Y. Muto	14	761069 min	30.3 /90	30.3 /90	201.7 /90	80.7 /90	151.3 /90	100.8 /90
Y. Osako	13	61789 min	50.6 /90	20.2 /90	232.6 /90	101.1 /90	131.5 /90	80.9 /90
R. Komatsu	13	53691 min	50.7 /90	10.1 /90	263.4 /90	101.3 /90	121.6 /90	20.3 /90
D. Sasaki	9	82740 min	20.2 /90	30.4 /90	111.3 /90	81 /90	151.8 /90	70.9 /90
Jean Patrick	9	41367 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	82 /90	20.5 /90	71.7 /90	51.2 /90
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Vissel Kobe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vissel Kobe before kick-off, to 4 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Ideguchi n 8	75.6	2.7 8/4	0.1 1/0
K. Nagato n 8	61.9	0.9 5/0	0 0/0
Y. Muto n 8	76	1.9 7/4	0.7 4/1
Y. Goke n 8	69	1.3 5/3	0.5 3/0
Caetano n 8	78.8	0.6 4/0	0.1 1/0
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Vissel Kobe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vissel Kobe before kick-off, to 4 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Ideguchi n 8	75.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Nagato n 8	61.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
Y. Muto n 8	76	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
Y. Goke n 8	69	0 0/0	0 0/0
Caetano n 8	78.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Pohang Steelers

Pohang Steelers Goalkeeper

Pohang Steelers — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
Hwang In-Jae	15	901350 min	302 /90	120.8 /90
Hong Seong-Min	8	90718 min	232.9 /90	00 /90
Sung-min Hong	1	9090 min	22 /90	00 /90
Yun Pyeong-Gook	1	9090 min	22 /90	00 /90

Pohang Steelers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Pohang Steelers before kick-off, to 4 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Hwang In-Jae n 8	90	1.6 4/3
Hong Seong-Min n 8	89.8	2.9 5/5

Pohang Steelers Defensive

Pohang Steelers — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Park Chan-Yong	22	891960 min	150.7 /90	190.9 /90	20.1 /90	532.4 /90	170.8 /90	50.2 /90
Wanderson	19	771454 min	493 /90	201.2 /90	30.2 /90	855.3 /90	201.2 /90	00 /90
Jeon Min-Gwang	17	811381 min	100.7 /90	130.8 /90	50.3 /90	805.2 /90	100.7 /90	30.2 /90
Eo Jeong-Won	15	801197 min	221.7 /90	40.3 /90	50.4 /90	372.8 /90	90.7 /90	20.2 /90
Shin Kwang-Hoon	11	69760 min	40.5 /90	30.4 /90	00 /90	172 /90	30.4 /90	00 /90
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Pohang Steelers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Pohang Steelers before kick-off, to 4 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Kim Dong-Jin n 8	87.8	0.4 2/1	1.3 6/2	—
Park Chan-Yong n 8	90	0.6 5/0	0 0/0	—
K. Nishiya n 8	72	0.6 3/1	0.5 2/1	—
Wanderson n 8	84.3	1.3 5/2	0.7 5/0	—
Seung-ho Kim n 8	73.6	0.3 1/1	0.9 5/1	—
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Pohang Steelers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Pohang Steelers before kick-off, to 4 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Kim Dong-Jin n 8	87.8	1.2 4/3
Park Chan-Yong n 8	90	0.5 3/1
K. Nishiya n 8	72	1.1 3/2
Wanderson n 8	84.3	4 6/6
Seung-ho Kim n 8	73.6	0.9 4/2
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Pohang Steelers Attacking

Pohang Steelers — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Tranziska	18	52937 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	181.7 /90	80.8 /90	50.5 /90	80.8 /90
Juninho Rocha	17	611032 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	151.3 /90	80.7 /90	121 /90	80.7 /90
Jorge Luiz	15	681020 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	322.8 /90	111 /90	90.8 /90	141.2 /90
Hwang Seo-Woong	15	60897 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	60.6 /90	20.2 /90	80.8 /90	101 /90
Cho Sang-Hyeok	11	45493 min	00 /90	20.4 /90	122.2 /90	50.9 /90	71.3 /90	20.4 /90
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Pohang Steelers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Pohang Steelers before kick-off, to 4 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Kim Dong-Jin n 8	87.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
Park Chan-Yong n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
K. Nishiya n 8	72	0.8 2/2	0.2 1/0
Wanderson n 8	84.3	1.2 5/4	0.7 4/1
Seung-ho Kim n 8	73.6	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
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Pohang Steelers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Pohang Steelers before kick-off, to 4 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Kim Dong-Jin n 8	87.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
Park Chan-Yong n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Nishiya n 8	72	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Wanderson n 8	84.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Seung-ho Kim n 8	73.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Vissel Kobe v Pohang Steelers — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Vissel KobeLDWWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Pohang SteelersDDLDD

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Vissel Kobe 0 · 0 draws · Pohang Steelers 1 · 4 goals/game

2024-12-03 Pohang Steelers 3–1 Vissel Kobe

League standing · 2026/27

Vissel Kobe#1 pos12 pts4 pl+5 GD

Pohang Steelers#15 pos1 pts4 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Vissel Kobe scored2

Pohang Steelers scored1

Vissel Kobe conceded0.75

Pohang Steelers conceded2.75

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What is the head-to-head record between Vissel Kobe and Pohang Steelers?: In their last 1 meetings, Vissel Kobe won 0, Pohang Steelers won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Vissel Kobe and Pohang Steelers?: Recent form — Vissel Kobe 3W 1D 1L; Pohang Steelers 0W 4D 1L.

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