Saturday , 15 August 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 Oita 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
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' That's the starting whistle at Ajinomoto Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Tōkyō and Vegalta Sendai.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vegalta Sendai that had 275 games and scored 158 goals.
  • 11' Quentin Martinus was booked on 11.
  • 16' Takayoshi Ishihara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 21' FC Tōkyō currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' GOAL! Koji Hachisuka fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 26' What a strike from Kyosuke Tagawa! The score is 0-2.
  • 31' Yasuhiro Hiraoka is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' Tsuyoshi Watanabe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 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' Against the run of play, Diego Oliveira has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 48' Adailton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Tōkyō tonight.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' With 0 assists to his name this season, Takuma Nishimura is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tōkyō.
  • 63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tōkyō and Vegalta Sendai are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 64' FC Tokyo make a change. Kyosuke Tagawa trudges off to be replaced by Ryoma Watanabe on 64 minutes.
  • 69' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
  • 71' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Hirotaka Mita has done his job and it is now time for Takuya Uchida to step up.
  • 72' Shuhei Akasaki gets the nod from Vegalta Sendai. He replaces Simao Junior and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Takuma Nishimura trudges off to be replaced by Yusuke Minagawa on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Takumi Mase was booked on 81.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rikiya Uehara.
  • 84' The whistle greets Ryoma Kida as he departs to be replaced by Tawiah.
  • 88' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tawiah.
  • 90' FC Tokyo make a change. Ryoma Watanabe trudges off to be replaced by Arthur on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 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 Makoto Teguramori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 3
Yoshiki Matsushita 1
Naoki Ishihara 1
Kyosuke Tagawa 1
Keigo Higashi 1
Koji Hachisuka 1
Keigo Higashi 1
Joan Oumari 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 Oita 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.