Thursday , 2 July 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Kawasaki Frontale
2 – 2
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Wed 12 May 2021 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Takumi Sasaki

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Yagi Akane
  • Referee Tomohiro Inoue
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Toru Kakinuma
  • Referee Shoichiro Mikami

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

9
5
2
Kawasaki Frontale 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Vegalta Sendai
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Vegalta Sendai 2021-03-06 Vegalta Sendai 1–5 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-10-10 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-07-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-08-17 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Vegalta Sendai H 2–2 D
08 May Gamba Osaka A 2–0 W
04 May Nagoya Grampus H 3–2 W
29 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 4–0 W
18 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D
14 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 3–1 W
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–2 D
09 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L
01 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
24 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–2 L
17 Apr Yokohama FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/3
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Vegalta Sendai kicks off things out of here…
  • 3' Goal! Yu Kobayashi scores his 80 goal in 439 matches.
  • 4' GOAL! Yu Kobayashi scores on 4. Assisted by Kyohei Noborizato
  • 9' 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.
  • 14' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 439 games and scored 556 goals.
  • 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yoshiki Matsushita, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Takumi Sasaki.
  • 32' Shogo Nakahara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Akihiro Ienaga made 439 appearances and scored 51 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' Simao Junior has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koji Hachisuka on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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 Shintaro Kurumaya suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Simao Junior has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 62 minute. Chihiro Kato leaves to be changed by Yoshiki Matsushita.
  • 63' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yoshiki Matsushita is hanging Chihiro Kato on the field on 63 minute.
  • 65' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Yasuto Wakizaka by Koki Tsukagawa on 65 minute.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Yasuto Wakizaka is replaced by Koki Tsukagawa.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vegalta Sendai needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' What a strike from Shogo Nakahara! The score is 2-1.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Yu Kobayashi is replaced by Leandro Damiao on 78 minute.
  • 80' Shuhei Akasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takumi Sasaki on 80 minute.
  • 83' What a strike from Kaoru Mitoma! The score is 3-1.
  • 84' Goal! Kaoru Mitoma scores his 56 goal in 439 matches.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Shintaro Kurumaya is replaced by Jesiel.
  • 87' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Shingo Tomita departs to be replaced by Quentin Martinus.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 9
Shun Nagasawa 3
Koji Hachisuka 2
Kazuki Oiwa 2
Tatsuya Hasegawa 2
Kaoru Mitoma 2
Ryohei Michibuchi 1
Miki Yamane 1

Head to Head

2021-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Vegalta Sendai 2021-03-06 Vegalta Sendai 1–5 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-10-10 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-07-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-08-17 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2021-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-05-08 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-05-04 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2021-04-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-05-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-04-24 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-04-17 Yokohama FC 2–2 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-04-11 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Yokohama F·Marinos D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.85 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale53% Draw24% Vegalta Sendai23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
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

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
77%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
47%
Kawasaki Frontale or Vegalta Sendai
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale36% Draw43% Vegalta Sendai21%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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