FC Tokyo vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Tokyo vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tokyo 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 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 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FC Tokyo0-15–/116-30–/231-458/–46-602/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Ajinomoto Stadium that hosts another battle between FC Tokyo and Vegalta Sendai.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Takayoshi Ishihara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 11' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Quentin Martinus.
- 16' Tawiah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chihiro Kato made 275 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 24' GOAL! Koji Hachisuka scores on 24. Assisted by Rikiya Uehara
- 26' What a strike from Kyosuke Tagawa! The score is 1-1.
- 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yasuhiro Hiraoka.
- 36' The referee calls foul for Tsuyoshi Watanabe. He receives a Yellow card.
- 41' 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 Tsuyoshi Kodama suffering a number of foals already.
- 43' Sensational shot from Diego Oliveira. FC Tokyo is back in the lead.
- 48' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 58' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 63' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 63 minutes.
- 64' Ryoma Watanabe is replacing Kyosuke Tagawa for the FC Tokyo side.
- 69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 71' Another substitution for FC Tokyo to replace Hirotaka Mita by Takuya Uchida on 71 minute.
- 72' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 72 minute. Simao Junior leaves to be changed by Shuhei Akasaki.
- 76' The whistle greets Takuma Nishimura as he departs to be replaced by Yusuke Minagawa.
- 81' Takumi Mase was booked on 81.
- 83' Rikiya Uehara is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
- 84' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Ryoma Kida departs to be replaced by Tawiah.
- 88' Vegalta Sendai receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
- 90' The whistle greets Ryoma Watanabe as he departs to be replaced by Arthur.
- Another three points for FC Tokyo.
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Lineups
FC Tokyo 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 Hirotaka Mita 1 Yojiro Takahagi 1 Leandro 1 Shun Nagasawa 1 Naoki Ishihara 1 Yoshiki Matsushita 1 Naoki Ishihara 1 Head to Head
FC Tokyo Form
Vegalta Sendai Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.73 FC Tokyo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.15 Vegalta Sendai xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw 78%Draw or Vegalta Sendai 46%FC Tokyo or Vegalta Sendai 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo
Handicap FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.