Saturday , 15 August 2026

FC Tokyo vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
FC Tokyo
1 – 0
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sat 10 Aug 2019 · 10:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Y 61' Jakub Slowik
Y 80' Shogo Nakahara
Y 87' Ramon Lopes
Y 88' Ramon Lopes
Y 90' Shun Nagasawa

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tokyo vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Masashige Abe
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Nobutsugu Murakami

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
2019-08-10 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 FC Tokyo 2018-09-15 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Tokyo 2018-05-06 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 FC Tokyo 2018-03-03 FC Tokyo 0–1 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
03 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–0 W
20 Jul Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W
14 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 0–3 L
07 Jul Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W
29 Jun Yokohama F.Marinos H 4–2 W
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug FC Tokyo A 0–1 L
03 Aug Jubilo Iwata H 2–1 W
20 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D
13 Jul Kashima Antlers H 0–4 L
06 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
30 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–1 W

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Tōkyō and Vegalta Sendai has kicked off!
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Susumu Watanabe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' FC Tōkyō have won 396 goals from 437 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' FC Tōkyō currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Simao Junior, a Mozambique , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Vegalta Sendai are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tōkyō is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tōkyō and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Japan international Tsuyoshi Watanabe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' Kento Hashimoto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Jakub Slowik. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 62' A goal from the Brazil international Diego Oliveira! He fires home on 62 to make it 0-1!
  • 67' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their trying to find a way past Vegalta Sendai's compact .
  • 70' Shun Nagasawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Naoki Ishihara at the 70 minute mark.
  • 71' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Kensuke Nagai has done his job and it is now time for Jael to step up.
  • 76' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' Shogo Nakahara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shingo Tomita at the 78 minute mark.
  • 80' Vegalta Sendai receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 82' FC Tokyo make a change. Hirotaka Mita trudges off to be replaced by Kotaro Omori on 82 minutes.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Kunimitsu Sekiguchi as he leaves the pitch. Ryang Yong Gi steps in for Vegalta Sendai.
  • 85' Ryang Yong Gi gets the nod from Vegalta Sendai. He replaces Kunimitsu Sekiguchi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Na Sangho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Oliveira on 86 minute.
  • 87' Ramon Lopes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Ramon Lopes on 88 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vegalta Sendai will be frustrated.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shun Nagasawa.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Tōkyō take all three points.

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
Naoki Ishihara 1
Kyosuke Tagawa 1
Keigo Higashi 1
Koji Hachisuka 1
Keigo Higashi 1
Joan Oumari 1
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 1

Head to Head

2019-08-10 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 FC Tokyo 2018-09-15 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Tokyo 2018-05-06 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 FC Tokyo 2018-03-03 FC Tokyo 0–1 Vegalta Sendai

FC Tokyo Form

2019-08-10 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-08-03 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-07-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 FC Tokyo W 2019-07-14 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-07-07 FC Tokyo 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2019-06-29 FC Tokyo 4–2 Yokohama F.Marinos W

Vegalta Sendai Form

2019-08-10 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-08-03 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Jubilo Iwata W 2019-07-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai D 2019-07-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–4 Kashima Antlers L 2019-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-06-30 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.16 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: FC Tokyo or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo43% Draw30% Vegalta Sendai27%
Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
74%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
57%
FC Tokyo or Vegalta Sendai
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo27% Draw54% Vegalta Sendai19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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