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

J. League · 2019
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 0
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sat 7 Dec 2019 · 05:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Rhayner 34' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at EDION Stadium.

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 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

2
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is hosting Vegalta Sendai for another epic battle.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' 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 Katsuya Nagato suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Keiya Shiihashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
  • 20' Yoshifumi Kashiwa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at EDION Stadium. Vegalta Sendai seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Rhayner is booked for Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' Ryohei Michibuchi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Wataru Tanaka trudges off to be replaced by Ryohei Michibuchi on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Ryang Yong Gi by Shingo Hyodo on 59 minute.
  • 61' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Shunki Higashi exits the field as Leandro Pereira enters on 61.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Toshihiro Aoyama comes on to replace Sho Inagaki.
  • 73' Vegalta Sendai fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 78' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is taking the lead after the goal scored by Leandro Pereira on 78.
  • 80' The whistle greets Shingo Tomita as he departs to be replaced by Ramon Lopes.
  • 85' It’s high time Hiroshi Jofuku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Akira Ibayashi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rhayner on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0 Vegalta Sendai. Honours even.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patric 2
Leandro Pereira 2
Patric 2
Hiroaki Okuno 1
Shuhei Akasaki 1
Hiroaki Okuno 1
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 1
Yoshifumi Kashiwa 1

Head to Head

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

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
3%
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.