Saturday , 14 November 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
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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 Ōita FC Trinita H 2–3 L
12 Sep Vissel Kobe A 2–2 D
09 Sep Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
05 Sep Ōita 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 Ōita 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
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' Welcome to Ajinomoto Stadium that hosts another battle between FC Tōkyō and Vegalta Sendai.
  • 5' Japan international Takuma Hamasaki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 13' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hirotaka Mita makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 18' FC Tōkyō are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vegalta Sendai backline.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hirotaka Mita.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tawiah made 275 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' Takumi Mase has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 62' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Adailton departs to be replaced by Diego Oliveira.
  • 65' The Vegalta Sendai bench stirs into life. Takayoshi Ishihara is withdrawn and Alexandre Guedes gets his opportunity.
  • 66' The whistle greets Takuma Hamasaki as he departs to be replaced by Shingo Hyodo.
  • 71' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Kyosuke Tagawa departs to be replaced by Arthur.
  • 75' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Ryo Germain trudges off to be replaced by Ryohei Michibuchi on 75 minutes.
  • 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 83' Poor challenge from Keiya Shiihashi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' Shogo Nakahara gets the nod from Vegalta Sendai. He replaces Keiya Shiihashi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' The whistle greets Leandro as he departs to be replaced by Kensuke Nagai.
  • With this win, FC Tōkyō is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Tawiah 1
Ramon Lopes 1
Hirotaka Mita 1
Yojiro Takahagi 1
Leandro 1
Shun Nagasawa 1
Naoki Ishihara 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 Ōita 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 Ōita 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 Ōita 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.