V-Varen Nagasaki vs Vegalta Sendai, 2018
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Overview
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V-Varen Nagasaki vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League .
- V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
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 22 Sep Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W 15 Sep Nagoya Grampus A 4–3 W 31 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 1–3 L 25 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 1–5 L 19 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–2 L 15 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Sep V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–1 L 15 Sep FC Tokyo H 1–0 W 01 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W 25 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L 19 Aug Gamba Osaka H 2–1 W 15 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 4–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)10% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
V-Varen Nagasaki0-15–/316-304/331-453/346-601/461-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against V-Varen Nagasaki and Vegalta Sendai has kicked off!
- 5' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Mike Havenaar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' 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 Yoshihiro Nakano suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' V-Varen Nagasaki seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 40' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 50' 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.
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vegalta Sendai that had 275 games and scored 158 goals.
- 60' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Hijiri Onaga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 65' 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.
- 70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 75' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 85' 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.
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Keita Nakamura, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for V-Varen Nagasaki players.
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Lineups
V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups
Starting XI
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Keita Nakamura ↓ Juanma 72'
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Yuzuru Shimada ↓ Ryota Isomura 76'
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Takashi Sawada ↓ Yusuke Maeda 90'
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Bench
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38
Ryota Isomura ↑ 76'
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Yusuke Maeda ↑ 90'
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Juanma ↑ 72'
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Vegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
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Shingo Tomita ↓ Ryang Yong Gi 81'
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Takuma Abe ↓ Mike Havenaar 82'
Bench
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Ryang Yong Gi ↑ 81'
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Yoshihiro Nakano ↑ 58'
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Mike Havenaar ↑ 82'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Takuma Nishimura 1 Takashi Sawada 1 Takashi Sawada 1 Takuma Nishimura 1 Head to Head
V-Varen Nagasaki Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.06 V-Varen Nagasaki xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.9 Vegalta Sendai xGI would bet for: V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 69%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: V-Varen Nagasaki winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.96Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 83% 17% ± 1.5 58% 42% ± 2.5 31% 69% ± 3.5 14% 86% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw 72%Draw or Vegalta Sendai 60%V-Varen Nagasaki or Vegalta Sendai 68%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 16.7%1 – 1 14.4%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 11.3%2 – 0 7.5%2 – 1 6.9%1 – 2 5.8%0 – 2 5.4%2 – 2 3.3%3 – 0 2.6%3 – 1 2.5%1 – 3 1.8%Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki
Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 22% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 18% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.