Saturday , 15 August 2026

FC Tokyo vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
FC Tokyo
1 – 0
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sun 20 Sep 2020 · 10:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Hirotaka Mita 45' Y
Y 83' Keiya Shiihashi

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Referee Osamu nomura
  • Referee Takeshi Asada
  • Referee Kazuyoshi Enomoto

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
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 2018-09-15 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Tokyo 2018-05-06 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
16 Sep Oita FC Trinita H 2–3 L
12 Sep Vissel Kobe A 2–2 D
09 Sep Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
05 Sep Oita FC Trinita A 1–0 W
29 Aug Gamba Osaka A 3–1 W
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep FC Tokyo A 0–1 L
13 Sep Oita FC Trinita H 0–3 L
09 Sep Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
05 Sep Gamba Osaka H 1–4 L
29 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
23 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Tōkyō to score. At the same time, Vegalta Sendai does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Akihiro Hayashi, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 13' Hirotaka Mita adds to his 0 season tally! FC Tokyo lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 18' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' Vegalta Sendai seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 45' Hirotaka Mita catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' FC Tōkyō are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' The whistle greets Adailton as he departs to be replaced by Diego Oliveira.
  • 65' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandre Guedes is hanging Takayoshi Ishihara on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Takuma Hamasaki by Shingo Hyodo on 66 minute.
  • 71' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 71 minute. Kyosuke Tagawa leaves to be changed by Arthur.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Ryohei Michibuchi. He replaces Ryo Germain on 75 minute.
  • 80' 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.
  • 83' The referee calls foul for Keiya Shiihashi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' The Vegalta Sendai bench stirs into life. Keiya Shiihashi is withdrawn and Shogo Nakahara gets his opportunity.
  • 88' The FC Tokyo bench stirs into life. Leandro is withdrawn and Kensuke Nagai gets his opportunity.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takashi Kiyama

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

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 2018-09-15 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Tokyo 2018-05-06 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 FC Tokyo

FC Tokyo Form

2020-09-20 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-09-16 FC Tokyo 2–3 Oita FC Trinita L 2020-09-12 Vissel Kobe 2–2 FC Tokyo D 2020-09-09 FC Tokyo 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2020-09-05 Oita FC Trinita 0–1 FC Tokyo W 2020-08-29 Gamba Osaka 1–3 FC Tokyo W

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-09-20 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-09-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Oita FC Trinita L 2020-09-09 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-09-05 Vegalta Sendai 1–4 Gamba Osaka L 2020-08-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-08-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.25 FC Tokyo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo46% Draw28% Vegalta Sendai26%
Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw
74%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
54%
FC Tokyo or Vegalta Sendai
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tokyo28% Draw51% Vegalta Sendai21%
Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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