Vissel Kobe 1, Seoul 0

SEOUL, South Korea (March 4, 2026) (Interstat) — Substitute Matheus Thuler’s first-half header was the decisive moment as Japan’s Vissel Kobe opened its AFC Champions League campaign with a 1-0 victory over FC Seoul on Wednesday at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The tightly contested match, played before a subdued home crowd, saw the visiting side defy pregame projections that favored a draw. Interstat’s game simulator had forecast a 1-1 final score, while its ELO rating system gave Vissel Kobe a 58.10 percent probability to win. The result validated that slight favoritism as Kobe’s organized defense and clinical set-piece execution proved… Read more...