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FC Tōkyō vs Vegalta Sendai, 2018

J. League · 2018
FC Tōkyō
0 – 1
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sat 3 Mar 2018 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tokyo vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
  • Referee Naoya Okawa
  • Referee Genki Tawara

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
2018-03-03 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-01-04 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Vegalta Sendai 2017-04-22 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2016-12-09 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Vegalta Sendai 2016-02-27 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Vegalta Sendai H 0–1 L
25 Feb Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–4 L
24 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
18 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W
10 Feb Júbilo Iwata A 1–3 L
05 Feb Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar FC Tōkyō A 1–0 W
03 Mar Júbilo Iwata H 0–6 L
25 Feb Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
25 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
21 Feb Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
17 Feb Shonan Bellmare H 0–2 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
71% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Tokyo vs Vegalta Sendai — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Vegalta Sendai are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Kotaro Omori needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 442 games and scored 406 goals.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tokyo and Vegalta Sendai are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Vegalta Sendai are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at . FC Tokyo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' It’s high time Susumu Watanabe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' FC Tokyo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vegalta Sendai backline.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Japan international Takuma Abe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 90' 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 Naoki Ishihara suffering a number of foals already.
  • The points are shared — FC Tokyo 0-1 Vegalta Sendai. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

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

2018-03-03 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-01-04 FC Tōkyō 2–2 Vegalta Sendai 2017-04-22 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2016-12-09 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Vegalta Sendai 2016-02-27 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 FC Tōkyō

FC Tokyo Form

2018-03-03 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-02-25 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 4–0 FC Tōkyō L 2018-02-24 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-02-18 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-02-10 Júbilo Iwata 3–1 FC Tōkyō L 2018-02-05 FC Tōkyō 3–0 Shonan Bellmare L

Vegalta Sendai Form

2018-03-03 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-03-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–6 Júbilo Iwata L 2018-02-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-02-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-02-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2018-02-17 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Shonan Bellmare L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: FC Tokyo or Vegalta Sendai 68% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo34% Draw32% Vegalta Sendai34%
Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
66%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
66%
FC Tokyo or Vegalta Sendai
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo24% Draw53% Vegalta Sendai23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.