FC Tōkyō vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Tōkyō vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Yudai Yamamoto
- Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
- Referee Yosuke Takabe
- Referee Noriyuki Suzuki
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tōkyō 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 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 21 Mar Vegalta Sendai H 2–1 W 17 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 3–2 W 14 Mar Oita FC Trinita A 1–1 D 10 Mar Vissel Kobe H 2–3 L 06 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–2 W 27 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Mar FC Tōkyō A 1–2 L 13 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 1–3 L 10 Mar Sagan Tosu FC A 0–5 L 06 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 1–5 L 27 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D 19 Dec Shonan Bellmare H 0–0 D Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FC Tōkyō0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Tōkyō and Vegalta Sendai is underway.
- 5' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 11' Vegalta Sendai receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 11.
- 16' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 24' Vegalta Sendai is taking the lead after the goal scored by Koji Hachisuka on 24.
- 26' GOAL! Kyosuke Tagawa scores on 26. Assisted by Masato Morishige
- 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yasuhiro Hiraoka.
- 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
- 41' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
- 43' What a strike from Diego Oliveira! The score is 0-3.
- 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vegalta Sendai needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 58' 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 Masato Morishige suffering a number of foals already.
- 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jakub Slowik, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 64' Ryoma Watanabe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kyosuke Tagawa on 64 minute.
- 69' 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.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Takuya Uchida. He replaces Hirotaka Mita on 71 minute.
- 72' The whistle greets Simao Junior as he departs to be replaced by Shuhei Akasaki.
- 76' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Takuma Nishimura is replaced by Yusuke Minagawa on 76 minute.
- 81' The referee shows Vegalta Sendai player a Yellow card on 81.
- 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rikiya Uehara.
- 84' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tawiah is hanging Ryoma Kida on the field on 84 minute.
- 88' Tawiah is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
- 90' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 90 minute. Ryoma Watanabe leaves to be changed by Arthur.
- Full Time. FC Tōkyō beats Vegalta Sendai
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Lineups
FC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 6
- 10
- 9
- 27
- 32
- 7
- 15
- 1
- 4
- 37
Bench
- 29
- 14
- 11
- 22
- 2
- 41
- 23
Coach Kenta HasegawaVegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 4
- 15
- 16
- 8
- 20
- 6
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23
Simao Junior ↓ Shuhei Akasaki 72'
- 27
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32
Ryoma Kida ↓ Tawiah 84'
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25
Takumi Mase ↓ Chihiro Kato 84'
Bench
- 17
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11
Shuhei Akasaki ↑ 72'
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19
Yusuke Minagawa ↑ 76'
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14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↑ 76'
- 1
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5
Tawiah ↑ 84'
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26
Chihiro Kato ↑ 84'
Coach Makoto Teguramori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Diego Oliveira 3 Keigo Higashi 1 Joan Oumari 1 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 1 Tawiah 1 Ramon Lopes 1 Hirotaka Mita 1 Yojiro Takahagi 1 Head to Head
FC Tōkyō Form
Vegalta Sendai Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.73 FC Tōkyō xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.15 Vegalta Sendai xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tōkyō winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.88Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
FC Tōkyō or Draw 78%Draw or Vegalta Sendai 46%FC Tōkyō or Vegalta Sendai 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Tōkyō win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.1%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 8.9%2 – 0 8.3%0 – 0 7.4%1 – 2 6.2%0 – 1 5.6%3 – 1 5.4%2 – 2 5.4%3 – 0 4.7%0 – 2 3.7%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō
Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 15% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 22% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 14% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.