Vissel Kobe host Ratchaburi in matchday four of the AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe host Thailand's Ratchaburi on Tuesday 3 November 2026, in a match held as part of the fourth round of the league stage of the AFC Champions League Elite for the 2026/27 season. The match kicks off at 13:00 Saudi Arabia and Damascus time, and will be broadcast on the beIN SPORTS network.

Vissel Kobe go into the match on the back of a string of positive results, having won their last three matches in the competition, the most recent of which was a 1-0 away win over Daejeon Citizen on 27 October, before which they beat Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2-0 at home, and defeated Thailand's Port 2-1 away. In two earlier matches outside the most recent rounds, they lost 1-2 at home to Al Ahli, and drew 3-3 away to Al Sadd.

In contrast, Ratchaburi are suffering from clear inconsistency in their recent results, having drawn goalless at home with Kashiwa Reysol on 27 October, lost 0-1 away to Kyoto Sanga, and suffered a heavy 4-6 home defeat to Shanghai Port. Their previous matches saw a 1-2 home loss to Gamba Osaka, and a 1-1 draw away to them.

In the East Region standings table, Vissel Kobe sit in second place with 9 points from three matches, having won all their matches, scoring 5 goals and conceding just one. Ratchaburi, meanwhile, sit in thirteenth place with just 1 point from three matches, having drawn one and lost two, scoring 4 goals and conceding 7 goals.