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 (2026/26)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

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 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

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

28% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashiwa Reysol

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

3/3

46-60

–/3

61-75

2/2

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Kashiwa Reysol get us underway at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kunimitsu Sekiguchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kashiwa Reysol.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashiwa Reysol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' Kashiwa Reysol are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vegalta Sendai backline.
20' GOAL! Hayato Nakama scores on 20. Assisted by Ataru Esaka
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' Kashiwa Reysol started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Kashiwa Reysol in their trying to find a way past Vegalta Sendai's compact .
38' A tactical swap from Kashiwa Reysol — Yusuke Segawa on, Yuta Kamiya off on 38 minutes.
40' Michael Olunga is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Ryo Germain is replaced by Takuma Nishimura on 46 minute.
48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Takuma Nishimura makes no mistake. 2-1!
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' Magnificent from Michael Olunga! That is 34 goals in 411 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
63' The crowd applauds Shogo Nakahara as he leaves the pitch. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi steps in for Vegalta Sendai.
67' Fresh legs for Vegalta Sendai! Shun Nagasawa comes on to replace Ryohei Michibuchi.
71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kyohei Yoshino.
73' The deadlock is broken! Michael Olunga gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
78' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Koji Hachisuka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
79' The whistle greets Shuhei Akasaki as he departs to be replaced by Yasuhiro Hiraoka.
84' Kashiwa Reysol manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sachiro Toshima is hanging Hayato Nakama on the field on 84 minute.
86' GOAL! Yusuke Segawa scores on 86.
89' Kashiwa Reysol make a change. Taiyo Koga trudges off to be replaced by Naoki Kawaguchi on 89 minutes.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-1.

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
Yusuke Segawa	1
Hayato Nakama	1
Cristiano	1
Cayman Togashi	1
Ko Itakura	1
Yuta Kamiya	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.