Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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 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

6
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Oita 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Oita 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' Welcome to Ekimae Real Estate Stadium that hosts another battle between Sagan Tosu FC and Vegalta Sendai.
  • 5' Sagan Tosu FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Keita Yamashita on 5.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Daiki Matsuoka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Goal! Eduardo scores his 14 goal in 439 matches.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Sagan Tosu FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' 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 Tawiah suffering a number of foals already.
  • 39' GOAL! Tomoya Koyamatsu scores on 39. Assisted by Shinya Nakano
  • 44' Sagan Tosu FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 49' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 54' It’s high time Makoto Teguramori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Goal! Yuta Higuchi scores his 16 goal in 279 matches.
  • 61' Sagan Tosu FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' Yusuke Minagawa is replacing Shuhei Akasaki for the Vegalta Sendai side.
  • 68' 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.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Keita Yamashita is replaced by Noriyoshi Sakai.
  • 73' Another change for Sagan Tosu FC made on 73 minute. Tomoya Koyamatsu leaves to be changed by Yuto Uchida.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Yasuhiro Hiraoka is replaced by Tawiah.
  • 78' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shingo Tomita is hanging Yoshiki Matsushita on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' Ryang Yong Gi is replacing Keiya Sento for the Sagan Tosu FC side.
  • 84' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Nanasei Iino by Toshio Shimakawa on 84 minute.
  • 89' Sagan Tosu FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • Another three points for Sagan Tosu FC.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Eduardo 3
Mu Kanazaki 2
Fuchi Honda 2
Takuma Nishimura 1
Ryohei Michibuchi 1
Takuma Nishimura 1
Fernando Torres 1
Tiago Alves 1

Head to Head

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

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 Oita 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 Oita 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
6%
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.