Vissel Kobe will miss Yoshinori Muto and Niina Tominaga for this encounter due to their unavailability.

Kento Hamasaki and Klismahn are also expected to be absent because of fitness issues.

Taisei Miyashiro has been performing impressively in front of goal this season, scoring eight times in 22 appearances, and he is likely to feature in the attacking line.

The visiting team, Nagoya Grampus, will be without goalkeeper Daniel Schmidt due to an injury.

Yuya Yamagishi is also probable to sit out with a fitness concern, but Nagoya remains largely fit and ready.

Sho Inagaki leads Nagoya's scoring chart with seven goals this season, and the 33-year-old is set to start in the lineup this weekend.

Vissel Kobe possible starting lineup:

Maekawa; Sakai, Honda, Ohgihara, Yamakawa; Soares, Ideguchi, Miyashiro; Osako, De Lima, Sasaki

Nagoya Grampus possible starting lineup:

Pisano; Nakayama, Tokumoto, Sato; Mikuni, Hara, Inagaki, Shiihashi; Izumi; Nagai, Junker