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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō	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

14% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashiwa Reysol

0-15

2/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

6/1

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashiwa Reysol

Yusuke Segawa	6 G	2 A
Yoshio Koizumi	3 G	2 A
Tojiro Kubo	2 G	1 A
Keita Endo	2 G
Yuki Kakita	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium that hosts another battle between Kashiwa Reysol and Vegalta Sendai.
5' Shogo Nakahara, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashiwa Reysol must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashiwa Reysol in their trying to find a way past Vegalta Sendai's compact .
20' Assisted by Ataru Esaka with the perfectly-timed delivery and Hayato Nakama makes no mistake. 1-0!
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Takahiro Yanagi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
35' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
38' Kashiwa Reysol ring the changes. Yuta Kamiya has done his job and it is now time for Yusuke Segawa to step up.
40' Goal! Michael Olunga scores his 34 goal in 415 matches.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kashiwa Reysol and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Ryo Germain is replaced by Takuma Nishimura.
48' The deadlock is broken! Takuma Nishimura gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
53' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kashiwa Reysol and Vegalta Sendai are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
58' Michael Olunga does the damage! The net is bulging and Kashiwa Reysol surge ahead!
63' Vegalta Sendai ring the changes. Shogo Nakahara has done his job and it is now time for Kunimitsu Sekiguchi to step up.
67' The whistle greets Ryohei Michibuchi as he departs to be replaced by Shun Nagasawa.
71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kyohei Yoshino.
73' Michael Olunga makes a hat-trick on 73.
78' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yuta Kamiya suffering a number of foals already.
79' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Shuhei Akasaki departs to be replaced by Yasuhiro Hiraoka.
84' Sachiro Toshima gets the nod from Kashiwa Reysol. He replaces Hayato Nakama and will look to change the dynamic.
86' What a moment for Yusuke Segawa! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
89' The whistle greets Taiyo Koga as he departs to be replaced by Naoki Kawaguchi.
Full Time. Kashiwa Reysol beats Vegalta Sendai

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
Takuma Nishimura	1
Yusuke Segawa	1
Hayato Nakama	1
Cristiano	1
Cayman Togashi	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 Tōkyō 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.