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	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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sagan Tosu FC and Vegalta Sendai get this one started.
5' Keita Yamashita does the damage! The net is bulging and Sagan Tosu FC surge ahead!
10' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Vegalta Sendai have won 158 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Eduardo does the damage! The net is bulging and Sagan Tosu FC surge ahead!
30' Kyohei Yoshino is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sagan Tosu FC so far.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Sagan Tosu FC in their trying to find a way past Vegalta Sendai's compact .
39' GOAL! Tomoya Koyamatsu fires home to make it 3-0!
44' Koji Hachisuka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sagan Tosu FC tonight.
49' 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 Hwang Seokho suffering a number of foals already.
54' Sagan Tosu FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vegalta Sendai's shape.
56' What composure from Yuta Higuchi! The Japan international strokes it home. 4-0.
61' A meaty challenge results in booking for Shinya Nakano on 61.
63' A tactical swap from Vegalta Sendai — Yusuke Minagawa on, Shuhei Akasaki off on 63 minutes.
68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sagan Tosu FC and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' A tactical swap from Sagan Tosu FC — Noriyoshi Sakai on, Keita Yamashita off on 69 minutes.
73' The crowd applauds Tomoya Koyamatsu as he leaves the pitch. Yuto Uchida steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
77' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Yasuhiro Hiraoka trudges off to be replaced by Tawiah on 77 minutes.
78' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 78 minute. Yoshiki Matsushita leaves to be changed by Shingo Tomita.
79' The Sagan Tosu FC bench stirs into life. Keiya Sento is withdrawn and Ryang Yong Gi gets his opportunity.
84' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Nanasei Iino by Toshio Shimakawa on 84 minute.
89' Chihiro Kato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Ryo Germain	1
Noriyoshi Sakai	1
Ramon Lopes	1
Keita Yamashita	1
Shingo Hyodo	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.