Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2019

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Vegalta Sendai

Sat 7 Dec 2019 · 05:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Rhayner 34' Y

Overview

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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 Yudai Yamamoto
Referee Yoji Imaoka
Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Yosuke Takabe

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 10 games · Avg 1.6 goals Vegalta Sendai

Last 5 meetings

2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-05-12 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-11-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-05-12 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-04-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–0	W
30 Nov	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–1	L
23 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	0–0	D
02 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–2	L
29 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D
19 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–1	W

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–1	L
30 Nov	Oita FC Trinita	H	2–0	W
23 Nov	Gamba Osaka	A	0–2	L
10 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
02 Nov	Vissel Kobe	A	0–2	L
19 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–0	W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at EDION Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vegalta Sendai.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
10' 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.
15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Vegalta Sendai are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Vegalta Sendai have won 158 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' Rhayner catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Susumu Watanabe might look to freshen things up shortly.
49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
54' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Wataru Tanaka by Ryohei Michibuchi on 54 minute.
59' A change in the Vegalta Sendai ranks — Ryang Yong Gi exits the field as Shingo Hyodo enters on 59.
61' Shunki Higashi makes way for Leandro Pereira at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
66' Douglas Vieira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
68' Toshihiro Aoyama is replacing Sho Inagaki for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
73' Hayato Araki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 335 appearances.
78' A stunning finish from Leandro Pereira — that came from absolutely nowhere!
80' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Shingo Tomita is replaced by Ramon Lopes.
85' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Vegalta Sendai's compact .
90' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes a substitution. Rhayner departs to be replaced by Akira Ibayashi.
1-0 the final result. Vegalta Sendai will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka
27
Kazuki Oiwa C
2
Katsuya Nagato
10
Ryang Yong Gi ↓ Shingo Hyodo 59'
17
Shingo Tomita ↓ Ramon Lopes 80'
5
Keiya Shiihashi
11
Naoki Ishihara
38
Shun Nagasawa
23
Simao Junior
30
Wataru Tanaka ↓ Ryohei Michibuchi 54'
24
Jakub Slowik

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leandro Pereira	2
Patric	2
Patric	2
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	1
Shingo Hyodo	1
Junior Santos	1
Hiroaki Okuno	1
Shuhei Akasaki	1

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-11-30 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-11-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2019-11-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-10-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2019-10-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Vegalta Sendai Form

2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-11-30 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Oita FC Trinita W 2019-11-23 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-11-10 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2019-11-02 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima44% Draw31% Vegalta Sendai25%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 1.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	59%	41%
± 2.5	32%	68%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

75%

Draw or Vegalta Sendai

56%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Vegalta Sendai

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima28% Draw55% Vegalta Sendai17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.2%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 1

9.9%

2 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.4%

2 – 2

3.2%

3 – 1

1 – 3

1.5%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	24%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	16%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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