Kashiwa Reysol vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Kashiwa Reysol

5 – 1

Full Time

Vegalta Sendai

Sun 26 Jul 2020 · 10:00 UTC Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 71' Kyohei Yoshino

Overview

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Kashiwa Reysol vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium.

Kashiwa Reysol 18 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Akihiro Takeda
Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
Referee Kazuo Takeda

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

Kashiwa Reysol 14 games · Avg 3.1 goals Vegalta Sendai

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-26 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-08-11 Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2018-04-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-02-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2017-12-09 Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Kashiwa Reysol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jul	Vegalta Sendai	H	5–1	W
22 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	4–0	W
18 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–2	W
11 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–3	L
08 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	1–3	L
04 Jul	FC Tokyo	H	0–1	L

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jul	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–5	L
22 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–3	L
18 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–2	D
12 Jul	Yokohama FC	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–2	L
04 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashiwa Reysol

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Kashiwa Reysol and Vegalta Sendai.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashiwa Reysol and Vegalta Sendai are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Kashiwa Reysol are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vegalta Sendai backline.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' The Japan Hayato Nakama breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-0!
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yasuhiro Hiraoka, as he is very good at scoring at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Kashiwa Reysol 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.
38' A tactical swap from Kashiwa Reysol — Yusuke Segawa on, Yuta Kamiya off on 38 minutes.
40' What a strike from Michael Olunga! The score is 2-0.
45' It looks surprising Kashiwa Reysol does not make any changes. Shun Nagasawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' A change in the Vegalta Sendai ranks — Ryo Germain exits the field as Takuma Nishimura enters on 46.
48' Magnificent from Takuma Nishimura! That is 59 goals in 398 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
58' Michael Olunga does the damage! The net is bulging and Kashiwa Reysol surge ahead!
63' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Shogo Nakahara departs to be replaced by Kunimitsu Sekiguchi.
67' Shun Nagasawa gets the nod from Vegalta Sendai. He replaces Ryohei Michibuchi and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Kyohei Yoshino picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Goal! Michael Olunga scores his 34 goal in 411 matches.
78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nelson Baptista will be considering his options from the bench.
79' Yasuhiro Hiraoka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shuhei Akasaki on 79 minute.
84' Hayato Nakama makes way for Sachiro Toshima at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kashiwa Reysol.
86' The Japan Yusuke Segawa breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 5-1!
89' Fresh legs for Kashiwa Reysol! Naoki Kawaguchi comes on to replace Taiyo Koga.
Vegalta Sendai will have plenty to reflect on. Kashiwa Reysol were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelson Baptista

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

4
Koji Hachisuka ↓ Takayoshi Ishihara 46'
39
Kim Jungya
5
Keiya Shiihashi
19
Ryo Germain ↓ Takuma Nishimura 46'
11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Yasuhiro Hiraoka 79'
36
Takahiro Yanagi
37
Shogo Nakahara ↓ Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 63'
29
Alexandre Guedes
16
Kyohei Yoshino
18
Ryohei Michibuchi ↓ Shun Nagasawa 67'
24
Yuma Obata C

Bench

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka ↑ 79'
21
Kentro Seki
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↑ 63'
15
Takuma Nishimura ↑ 46'
20
Shun Nagasawa ↑ 67'
42
Hiroto Yamada
14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↑ 46'

Coach Takashi Kiyama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Michael Olunga	4
Takuma Nishimura	3
Hiroaki Okuno	1
Hiroaki Okuno	1
Takuma Nishimura	1
Yusuke Segawa	1
Hayato Nakama	1
Cristiano	1

Head to Head

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2020-07-26 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-07-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-07-18 Kashiwa Reysol 3–2 Shonan Bellmare W 2020-07-11 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-07-08 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Yokohama FC L 2020-07-04 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 FC Tokyo L

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-07-26 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-07-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-07-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2020-07-12 Yokohama FC 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-07-08 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-07-04 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.93 Kashiwa Reysol xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.19 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kashiwa Reysol54% Draw24% Vegalta Sendai22%

Actual: Kashiwa Reysol win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Kashiwa Reysol or Draw

78%

Draw or Vegalta Sendai

46%

Kashiwa Reysol or Vegalta Sendai

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kashiwa Reysol39% Draw42% Vegalta Sendai19%

Actual: Kashiwa Reysol win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.7%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Kashiwa Reysol

Handicap	Kashiwa Reysol covers	Push	Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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