Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at EDION Stadium.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Shinji Ochi
- Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
- Referee Masaaki Toma
- Referee Kentaro Matsui
- Referee Hiromichi Oka
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Feb Vegalta Sendai H 1–1 D 19 Dec Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L 16 Dec Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L 12 Dec FC Tokyo A 0–1 L 28 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–2 D 25 Nov Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 01 Dec Kashiwa Reysol H 0–2 L 25 Nov Sagan Tosu FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at EDION Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yosuke Akiyama, as he is very good at scoring at EDION Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' Yusuke Minagawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 27' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Simao Junior.
- 32' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
- 33' What a strike from Junior Santos! The score is 1-0.
- 38' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 43' 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.
- 46' Yoshiki Matsushita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryoma Kida on 46 minute.
- 51' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 62' Takayoshi Ishihara is replacing Yusuke Minagawa for the Vegalta Sendai side.
- 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keisuke Osako made 313 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 72' 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.
- 76' The whistle greets Junior Santos as he departs to be replaced by Yoshifumi Kashiwa.
- 79' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Yosuke Akiyama departs to be replaced by Takumi Mase.
- 84' Jakub Slowik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 87' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shuhei Akasaki is hanging Quentin Martinus on the field on 87 minute.
- 90' Goal! Shuhei Akasaki scores his 7 goal in 417 matches.
- 90' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Yuya Asano is replaced by Ezequiel.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
- 37
- 19
- 6
- 38
- 2
- 10
- 8
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24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Yuta Imazu 87'
- 9
- 4
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29
Yuya Asano ↓ Ezequiel 90'
Bench
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14
Ezequiel ↑ 90'
- 1
- 30
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18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↑ 76'
- 15
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33
Yuta Imazu ↑ 87'
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23
Shun Ayukawa ↑ 90'
Coach Hiroshi JofukuVegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 7
- 16
- 20
- 6
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2
Yosuke Akiyama ↓ Takumi Mase 79'
- 19
- 23
- 27
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32
Ryoma Kida ↓ Yoshiki Matsushita 46'
- 5
Bench
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13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka ↑ 87'
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11
Shuhei Akasaki ↑ 87'
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8
Yoshiki Matsushita ↑ 46'
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14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↑ 62'
- 1
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25
Takumi Mase ↑ 79'
- 26
Coach Makoto Teguramori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Patric 2 Patric 2 Leandro Pereira 2 Junior Santos 1 Hiroaki Okuno 1 Shuhei Akasaki 1 Hiroaki Okuno 1 Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 1 Head to Head
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2021-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-12-19 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-12-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-12-12 FC Tokyo 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-11-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2020-11-25 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima DVegalta Sendai Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.17 Vegalta Sendai xGI would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vegalta Sendai 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.26Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 66% 34% ± 2.5 39% 61% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 65%Draw or Vegalta Sendai 66%Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vegalta Sendai 69%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 12.7%0 – 1 10.9%1 – 0 10.2%1 – 2 7.5%2 – 1 7%0 – 2 6.8%2 – 0 6%2 – 2 4.2%1 – 3 3%0 – 3 2.6%3 – 1 2.6%Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 19% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 20% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.