Match ☆ 06 Sep 2026 · 10:00 UTC
JPN · J1 League · 2026
JPN Vissel Kobe
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3–1
FT · Home win
JPN V-Varen Nagasaki
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Betting odds
1X2 (match) betting odds
Bet365 home win odds 1.61
Bet365 draw odds 3.6
Bet365 away win odds 5
Betfair Exchange home win odds 1.67
Betfair Exchange draw odds 3.75
Betfair Exchange away win odds 5.8
Market maximum home win odds 1.7
Market maximum draw odds 3.8
Market maximum away win odds 5.25
Market average home win odds 1.65
Market average draw odds 3.59
Market average away win odds 4.99
Closing odds (last odds before kick-off)
Bet365 home win odds 1.51
Bet365 draw odds 3.9
Bet365 away win odds 5.5
Betfair Exchange home win odds 1.67
Betfair Exchange draw odds 4.1
Betfair Exchange away win odds 6
Market maximum home win odds 1.62
Market maximum draw odds 4
Market maximum away win odds 5.75
Market average home win odds 1.58
Market average draw odds 3.81
Market average away win odds 5.35
The models what they said before kick-off
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Vissel Kobe V-Varen Nagasaki
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 3 0
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 24 12
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 0.79 0.00
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 28.0% 20.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 25.0% 19.1%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 22.5% 19.1%
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 3
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 0.79

These are the figures that held before kick-off: each side's record over every match it had played before 6 Sep 2026, computed exactly as the predictor computes today's. Draw score and rank are left out: both place a team against the whole field, and the field can only be scored as it stands now.

Team strength · Elo
Vissel Kobe 1,691 after: 1,697
V-Varen Nagasaki 1,513 after: 1,507
Rating gap +243 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 20.5% 200–299 · 49,749 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.91 – 0.92 home – away
Home win 59.9%
Draw 22.9% every level score added up
Away win 17.2%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 22.3% 75% goals model · 25% Elo gap
Goals model said 22.9% form only
This Elo gap said 20.5% strength only

The mix is the one that scored best over 544,576 matches — the two are averaged on the log-odds scale, not simply added.

The regression · the logistic model
Logistic draw chance 20.8% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 20.8% – 20.8% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 22.3% the older published reading

A regression over five signals — the goals model, the draw rate at this Elo gap, the expected goals in the fixture and the competition's own base draw rate — with an isotonic map on top to put the level back where reality is. Held out on a decade it never saw it beat the blend above, which is why both are shown here while one is chosen. Unlike the two readings above it, this one is not leak-free: the model was fitted on all of history, this match included, so for a played match it is a description rather than a prediction.

Both figures are what the models knew before this match — neither ever reads the result it is describing, so they can be compared with what actually happened. Measured over 160,869 priced matches the goals model is slightly worse than the bookmakers (how it is scored), so a high draw chance means an even, low-scoring match rather than value. Descriptive statistics, not betting advice.

League table · J1 League · 20262027 Final standings

This edition’s latest indexed table, not the standings before this match. Both teams are highlighted.

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Kashiwa Reysol 14 10 1 3 +11 31
2 FC Tokyo 13 9 3 1 +23 30
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 8 3 2 +19 27
4 Vissel Kobe 14 8 3 3 +9 27
5 FC Machida Zelvia 13 7 5 1 +16 26
6 Kashima Antlers 14 7 2 5 +5 23
7 Yokohama F. Marinos 13 5 6 2 +6 21
8 Kawasaki Frontale 13 5 4 4 +2 19
9 Urawa Red Diamonds 13 6 1 6 -7 19
10 Kyoto Sanga 14 4 4 6 -4 16
11 Cerezo Osaka 13 4 4 5 -9 16
12 Fagiano Okayama 13 4 2 7 -7 14
13 Nagoya Grampus 14 4 2 8 -8 14
14 Tokyo Verdy 13 3 4 6 -10 13
15 V-Varen Nagasaki 13 3 3 7 -5 12
16 Gamba Osaka 13 2 6 5 -6 12
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 13 3 2 8 -14 11
18 Mito HollyHock 13 2 3 8 -13 9
19 Avispa Fukuoka 13 2 2 9 -8 8