Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

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

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar Vegalta Sendai H 2–1 W
17 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 3–2 W
14 Mar Ōita 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 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 history
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Ajinomoto Stadium!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 11' Controversy at the stadium! Quentin Martinus argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tokyo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' 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.
  • 24' Against the run of play, Koji Hachisuka has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 26' Goal! Kyosuke Tagawa scores his 26 goal in 279 matches.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yasuhiro Hiraoka.
  • 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tsuyoshi Watanabe.
  • 41' 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.
  • 43' The deadlock is broken! Diego Oliveira gets on the scoresheet on 43 minutes.
  • 48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 447 games and scored 416 goals.
  • 53' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 63' Vegalta Sendai fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 64' FC Tokyo make a change. Kyosuke Tagawa trudges off to be replaced by Ryoma Watanabe on 64 minutes.
  • 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' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Simao Junior is replaced by Shuhei Akasaki on 72 minute.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Yusuke Minagawa. He replaces Takuma Nishimura on 76 minute.
  • 81' Takumi Mase is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Rikiya Uehara on 83 minutes.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Tawiah. He replaces Ryoma Kida on 84 minute.
  • 88' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tawiah on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Ryoma Watanabe as he leaves the pitch. Arthur steps in for FC Tokyo.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 3
Tawiah 1
Ramon Lopes 1
Hirotaka Mita 1
Yojiro Takahagi 1
Leandro 1
Shun Nagasawa 1
Naoki Ishihara 1

Head to Head

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

FC Tokyo Form

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

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-03-21 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo54% Draw24% Vegalta Sendai22%
Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw
78%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
46%
FC Tokyo or Vegalta Sendai
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo36% Draw45% Vegalta Sendai19%
Actual: FC Tokyo 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 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.