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

Refresh

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.

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Kawasaki Frontale and Vegalta Sendai has kicked off!
3' A goal from the Japan international Yu Kobayashi! He fires home on 3 to make it 1-0!
4' A stunning finish from Yu Kobayashi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
9' Over 9 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
19' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Akihiro Ienaga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
27' Takumi Sasaki is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
32' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shuhei Akasaki made 439 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Koji Hachisuka, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
46' The supporters are chanting for Simao Junior. He replaces Koji Hachisuka on 46 minute.
51' Japan international Yoshiki Matsushita has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' Vegalta Sendai have won 158 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
62' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Chihiro Kato trudges off to be replaced by Yoshiki Matsushita on 62 minutes.
63' Yoshiki Matsushita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chihiro Kato on 63 minute.
65' The crowd applauds Yasuto Wakizaka as he leaves the pitch. Koki Tsukagawa steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
66' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Yasuto Wakizaka is replaced by Koki Tsukagawa.
71' The 27-year-old Chihiro Kato has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
74' What a moment for Shogo Nakahara! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
78' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Yu Kobayashi departs to be replaced by Leandro Damiao.
80' The supporters are chanting for Shuhei Akasaki. He replaces Takumi Sasaki on 80 minute.
83' The Japan forward Kaoru Mitoma breaks the deadlock on 83 minutes. 3-1!
84' Goal! Kaoru Mitoma scores his 56 goal in 439 matches.
85' The supporters are chanting for Jesiel. He replaces Shintaro Kurumaya on 85 minute.
87' Fresh legs for Vegalta Sendai! Quentin Martinus comes on to replace Shingo Tomita.
It finishes all square. Kawasaki Frontale and Vegalta Sendai share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Jesiel ↑ 85'
21
Shunsuke Ando
16
Tatsuya Hasegawa
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↑ 65'
9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 78'
3
Koki Tsukagawa ↑ 65'
19
Daiya Tono ↑ 78'

Coach Toru Oniki

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

4
Koji Hachisuka ↓ Simao Junior 46'
17
Shingo Tomita ↓ Quentin Martinus 87'
18
Shogo Nakahara
19
Yusuke Minagawa
31
Hayato Teruyama
27
Jakub Slowik
28
Takumi Sasaki ↓ Shuhei Akasaki 80'
5
Tawiah
25
Takumi Mase
26
Chihiro Kato ↓ Yoshiki Matsushita 62'
35
Foguinho ↓ Ryoma Kida 46'

Bench

11
Shuhei Akasaki ↑ 80'
16
Kyohei Yoshino
8
Yoshiki Matsushita ↑ 62'
20
Quentin Martinus ↑ 87'
23
Simao Junior ↑ 46'
1
Yuma Obata
32
Ryoma Kida ↑ 46'

Coach Makoto Teguramori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	9
Shun Nagasawa	3
Kazuki Oiwa	2
Tatsuya Hasegawa	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Koji Hachisuka	2
Reo Hatate	1
Kengo Nakamura	1

Head to Head

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.