Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
FC Tōkyō
2 – 1
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sun 21 Mar 2021 · 04:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Y 11' Quentin Martinus
Y 31' Yasuhiro Hiraoka
Tsuyoshi Watanabe 36' Y
Y 81' Takumi Mase
Y 83' Rikiya Uehara
Y 88' Tawiah

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

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

6
2
8
FC Tōkyō 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals Vegalta Sendai
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2020-09-20 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-08-10 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
8/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
4/4
76+
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

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 3
Hirotaka Mita 1
Yojiro Takahagi 1
Leandro 1
Shun Nagasawa 1
Naoki Ishihara 1
Yoshiki Matsushita 1
Naoki Ishihara 1

Head to Head

2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2020-09-20 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-08-10 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 FC Tōkyō

FC Tōkyō Form

2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-03-17 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Shonan Bellmare W 2021-03-14 Oita FC Trinita 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2021-03-10 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Vissel Kobe L 2021-03-06 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-02-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tōkyō D

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-03-13 Shonan Bellmare 3–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-03-10 Sagan Tosu FC 5–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-03-06 Vegalta Sendai 1–5 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-12-19 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Shonan Bellmare D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.73 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō54% Draw24% Vegalta Sendai22%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō36% Draw45% Vegalta Sendai19%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.