Sagan Tosu FC vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Sagan Tosu FC

5 – 0

Full Time

Vegalta Sendai

Wed 10 Mar 2021 · 10:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45+8' · FT 45+5'

Shinya Nakano 61' Y

Overview

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Sagan Tosu FC vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Shinji Ochi
Referee Takumi Takagi
Referee Hajime Matsuo
Referee Koichiro Fukushima
Referee Takao Nishiyama

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

Sagan Tosu FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Vegalta Sendai

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-10 Sagan Tosu FC 5–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-25 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-08 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-08-31 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2019-04-06 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Mar	Vegalta Sendai	H	5–0	W
06 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–0	W
27 Feb	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
19 Dec	Ōita FC Trinita	H	2–2	D
16 Dec	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–1	W
12 Dec	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–5	L
06 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–5	L
27 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
19 Dec	Shonan Bellmare	H	0–0	D
16 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–2	W
06 Dec	Ōita FC Trinita	A	2–0	W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sagan Tosu FC host Vegalta Sendai — let the battle begin!
5' The deadlock is broken! Keita Yamashita gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Makoto Teguramori might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hwang Seokho made 374 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' The Brazil midfielder Eduardo breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 2-0!
30' Simao Junior has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' Japan international Shinya Nakano has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' GOAL! Tomoya Koyamatsu fires home to make it 3-0!
44' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sagan Tosu FC and Vegalta Sendai are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
49' Vegalta Sendai come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' Sagan Tosu FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vegalta Sendai backline.
56' Yuta Higuchi adds to his 0 season tally! Sagan Tosu FC lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Shinya Nakano on 61 minutes.
63' The whistle greets Shuhei Akasaki as he departs to be replaced by Yusuke Minagawa.
68' Tawiah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sagan Tosu FC so far.
69' The crowd applauds Keita Yamashita as he leaves the pitch. Noriyoshi Sakai steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
73' It is a substitution in Sagan Tosu FC team. Tomoya Koyamatsu is replaced by Yuto Uchida on 73 minute.
77' The whistle greets Yasuhiro Hiraoka as he departs to be replaced by Tawiah.
78' Fresh legs for Vegalta Sendai! Shingo Tomita comes on to replace Yoshiki Matsushita.
79' The supporters are chanting for Ryang Yong Gi. He replaces Keiya Sento on 79 minute.
84' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Nanasei Iino by Toshio Shimakawa on 84 minute.
89' The 31-year-old Keiya Sento has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
The final score is 5-0.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

50
Ryang Yong Gi ↑ 79'
1
Tatsuya Morita
4
Toshio Shimakawa ↑ 84'
23
Fuchi Honda ↑ 69'
6
Yuto Uchida ↑ 69'
15
Noriyoshi Sakai ↑ 69'
30
Masaya Tashiro

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka ↓ Tawiah 77'
4
Koji Hachisuka C
11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Yusuke Minagawa 63'
16
Kyohei Yoshino
8
Yoshiki Matsushita ↓ Shingo Tomita 78'
20
Quentin Martinus ↓ Takayoshi Ishihara 63'
6
Rikiya Uehara
23
Simao Junior
27
Jakub Slowik
32
Ryoma Kida ↓ Chihiro Kato 78'
25
Takumi Mase

Bench

17
Shingo Tomita ↑ 78'
15
Takuma Nishimura
19
Yusuke Minagawa ↑ 63'
14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↑ 63'
1
Yuma Obata
5
Tawiah ↑ 77'
26
Chihiro Kato ↑ 78'

Coach Makoto Teguramori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Eduardo	3
Mu Kanazaki	2
Fuchi Honda	2
Ramon Lopes	1
Keita Yamashita	1
Shingo Hyodo	1
Takuma Nishimura	1
Ryohei Michibuchi	1

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-03-10 Sagan Tosu FC 5–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-03-06 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-02-27 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-12-19 Sagan Tosu FC 2–2 Ōita FC Trinita D 2020-12-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-12-12 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-03-10 Sagan Tosu FC 5–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-03-06 Vegalta Sendai 1–5 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-12-19 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Shonan Bellmare D 2020-12-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–3 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-12-06 Ōita FC Trinita 0–2 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.9 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC57% Draw24% Vegalta Sendai19%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Vegalta Sendai

43%

Sagan Tosu FC or Vegalta Sendai

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sagan Tosu FC40% Draw43% Vegalta Sendai17%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted

5 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 0

9.6%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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