Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
FC Tōkyō
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 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
2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2020-09-20 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-08-10 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Mar Vegalta Sendai H 2–1 W
17 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 3–2 W
14 Mar Ōita 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 Tōkyō 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
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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Ajinomoto Stadium!
  • 5' It looks surprising FC Tokyo does not make any changes. Ryoma Kida has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Quentin Martinus has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 10 cards already picked up this season.
  • 11' Vegalta Sendai receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 11.
  • 16' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Vegalta Sendai are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 24' Koji Hachisuka puts Vegalta Sendai on the lead.
  • 26' Assisted by Masato Morishige with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kyosuke Tagawa makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 31' The referee shows Vegalta Sendai player a Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' Controversy at the stadium! Tsuyoshi Watanabe argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' GOAL! Diego Oliveira fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 63' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 64' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Kyosuke Tagawa departs to be replaced by Ryoma Watanabe.
  • 69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 71' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Hirotaka Mita departs to be replaced by Takuya Uchida.
  • 72' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 72 minute. Simao Junior leaves to be changed by Shuhei Akasaki.
  • 76' The whistle greets Takuma Nishimura as he departs to be replaced by Yusuke Minagawa.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Takumi Mase on 81 minutes.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Rikiya Uehara is booked for Vegalta Sendai — Yellow card on 83.
  • 84' The Vegalta Sendai bench stirs into life. Ryoma Kida is withdrawn and Tawiah gets his opportunity.
  • 88' It’s a booking for Vegalta Sendai player. Tawiah gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Arthur gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Ryoma Watanabe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

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
Shun Nagasawa 1
Naoki Ishihara 1
Yoshiki Matsushita 1
Naoki Ishihara 1
Kyosuke Tagawa 1
Keigo Higashi 1
Koji Hachisuka 1

Head to Head

2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2020-09-20 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-08-10 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 FC Tōkyō

FC Tokyo Form

2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-03-17 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Shonan Bellmare L 2021-03-14 Ōita FC Trinita 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2021-03-10 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Vissel Kobe W 2021-03-06 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-02-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tōkyō D

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 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.