Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Tokushima Vortis vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Tokushima Vortis
1 – 0
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Wed 7 Apr 2021 · 10:00 UTC Pocari Sweat Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Takeru Kishimoto 33' Y
Y 62' Tawiah
Joel Fujita 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Tokushima Vortis vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Pocari Sweat Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Tetsuro Yoshida
  • Referee Ryo Tanimoto

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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
Tokushima Vortis 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Vegalta Sendai
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-07 Tokushima Vortis 1–0 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Tokushima Vortis
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
04 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–0 W
21 Mar Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
17 Mar Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–1 L
13 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 1–2 L
10 Mar Kawasaki Frontale A 0–2 L
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Tokushima Vortis A 0–1 L
03 Apr Vissel Kobe H 0–2 L
21 Mar FC Tōkyō A 1–2 L
13 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 1–3 L
10 Mar Sagan Tosu FC A 0–5 L
06 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 1–5 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Pocari Sweat Stadium. Tokushima Vortis are looking to make home advantage count against Vegalta Sendai.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Tokushima Vortis in their trying to find a way past Vegalta Sendai's compact .
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' What a moment for Takeru Kishimoto! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 29' Kyohei Yoshino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 342 appearances.
  • 33' Takeru Kishimoto is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Tokushima Vortis is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' A change in the Vegalta Sendai ranks — Ryoma Kida exits the field as Koji Hachisuka enters on 46.
  • 51' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Ken Iwao is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
  • 61' 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.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tawiah on 62 minutes.
  • 64' The whistle greets Taisei Miyashiro as he departs to be replaced by Koki Sugimori.
  • 65' The whistle greets Shiryu Fujiwara as he departs to be replaced by Akira Hamashita.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takumi Sasaki made 275 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joel Fujita.
  • 73' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yusuke Minagawa is hanging Takuma Nishimura on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Shuhei Akasaki is replaced by Kyohei Yoshino.
  • 85' Another substitution for Tokushima Vortis to replace Masaki Watai by Atsushi Kawata on 85 minute.
  • 86' A change in the Tokushima Vortis ranks — Taiki Tamukai exits the field as Yudai Konishi enters on 86.
  • 88' Shogo Nakahara is replacing Rikiya Uehara for the Vegalta Sendai side.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Tokushima Vortis and Vegalta Sendai (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Tokushima Vortis Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Tokushima Vortis xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Tokushima Vortis55% Draw27% Vegalta Sendai18%
Actual: Tokushima Vortis win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Tokushima Vortis or Draw
82%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
45%
Tokushima Vortis or Vegalta Sendai
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Tokushima Vortis35% Draw51% Vegalta Sendai14%
Actual: Tokushima Vortis win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — Tokushima Vortis

Handicap Tokushima Vortis covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 26% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Tokushima Vortis keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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