Cerezo Osaka FC vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Aug Vegalta Sendai H 0–0 D 24 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 3–3 D 21 Jul FC Tokyo H 3–3 D 17 Jul Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D 30 May Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D 26 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D 03 Aug Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L 10 Jul Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–1 D 03 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D 23 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–3 L 20 Jun Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Yodoko Sakura Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 14' The referee shows Cerezo Osaka FC player a Yellow card on 14.
- 19' Tiago Pagnussat needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emmanuel Oti, as he is very good at scoring at Yodoko Sakura Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jakub Slowik made 275 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 49' It’s high time Makoto Teguramori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 54' Vegalta Sendai seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
- 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 66' Naoyuki Fujita is replacing Hiroshi Kiyotake for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
- 70' Yuta Toyokawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Taggart on 70 minute.
- 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tawiah suffering a number of foals already.
- 76' Felippe Cardoso is replacing Shuhei Akasaki for the Vegalta Sendai side.
- 77' Rikiya Uehara is replacing Foguinho for the Vegalta Sendai side.
- 82' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Adam Taggart ↓ Yuta Toyokawa 70'
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- 14
- 10
- 13
- 15
- 17
- 33
Bench
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5
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 66'
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32
Yuta Toyokawa ↑ 70'
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- 50
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Coach Levir CulpiVegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
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- 7
- 11
- 15
- 16
- 14
- 27
- 5
- 25
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26
Chihiro Kato ↓ Ryoma Kida 76'
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35
Foguinho ↓ Rikiya Uehara 76'
Bench
- 13
- 4
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33
Felippe Cardoso ↑ 76'
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6
Rikiya Uehara ↑ 76'
- 22
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29
Emmanuel Oti ↑ 66'
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32
Ryoma Kida ↑ 76'
Coach Makoto Teguramori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hiroshi Kiyotake 4 Koji Hachisuka 3 Takuma Nishimura 3 Koji Hachisuka 2 Hiroshi Kiyotake 2 Yusuke Maruhashi 2 Yusuke Maruhashi 2 Atomu Tanaka 1 Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
Vegalta Sendai Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.13 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.93 Vegalta Sendai xGI would bet for: Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.06Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 73%Draw or Vegalta Sendai 57%Cerezo Osaka FC or Vegalta Sendai 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 1 14.3%1 – 0 13.1%0 – 1 10.5%2 – 0 7.8%2 – 1 7.4%1 – 2 6%0 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 3.6%3 – 0 2.9%3 – 1 2.8%1 – 3 1.9%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 22% 62% -0.5 38% — 62% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 18% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.