Vegalta Sendai vs Ōita FC Trinita, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

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Ōita FC Trinita

Sat 22 May 2021 · 05:05 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'

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Vegalta Sendai vs Ōita FC Trinita — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Ōita FC Trinita 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Akihiro Takeda
Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
Referee Koei Koya
Referee Naoto Uehara
Referee Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Referee Yasuyuki Igarashi (Japan)
Referee Koei hut (Japan)

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	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

Vegalta Sendai 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Ōita FC Trinita

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Ōita FC Trinita 2020-12-06 Ōita FC Trinita 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2020-09-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Ōita FC Trinita 2019-11-30 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Ōita FC Trinita 2019-04-14 Ōita FC Trinita 2–0 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Ōita FC Trinita	H	2–1	W
15 May	Avispa Fukuoka	H	0–1	L
12 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–2	D
09 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L
01 May	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
24 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–2	L

Ōita FC Trinita

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Vegalta Sendai	A	1–2	L
15 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–1	D
09 May	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–2	L
02 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–0	W
25 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–3	L
17 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Vegalta Sendai and Ōita FC Trinita is underway.
5' What a strike from Takuma Nishimura! The score is 1-0.
6' Against the run of play, Takuma Nishimura has scored! This game has turned on its head.
11' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
12' Shun Nagasawa makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Oita FC Trinita are in front.
17' Ōita FC Trinita fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
22' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vegalta Sendai side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ōita FC Trinita needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
32' It looks like no one’s ball. Ōita FC Trinita is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' Vegalta Sendai are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ōita FC Trinita backline.
46' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Hayato Teruyama is replaced by Takumi Mase on 46 minute.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
56' Ōita FC Trinita are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' The 28-year-old Kenta Inoue has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
64' A tactical swap from Oita FC Trinita — Kazuki Fujimoto on, Arata Watanabe off on 64 minutes.
65' A tactical swap from Vegalta Sendai — Chihiro Kato on, Ryoma Kida off on 65 minutes.
70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Makoto Teguramori will be considering his options from the bench.
75' A goal from the Japan international Chihiro Kato! He fires home on 75 to make it 3-1!
76' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Shuhei Akasaki by Felippe Cardoso on 76 minute.
81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Makoto Teguramori might look to freshen things up shortly.
83' Oita FC Trinita manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Koide is hanging Yamato Machida on the field on 83 minute.
88' A quiet spell here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai. Ōita FC Trinita seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' Yoshiki Matsushita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kunimitsu Sekiguchi on 90 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vegalta Sendai to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka
17
Shingo Tomita ↓ Tawiah 90'
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Yoshiki Matsushita 90'
11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Felippe Cardoso 76'
15
Takuma Nishimura
16
Kyohei Yoshino
14
Takayoshi Ishihara
31
Hayato Teruyama ↓ Takumi Mase 46'
27
Jakub Slowik
32
Ryoma Kida ↓ Chihiro Kato 65'
35
Foguinho

Bench

–
Felippe Cardoso ↑ 76'
8
Yoshiki Matsushita ↑ 90'
20
Quentin Martinus
1
Yuma Obata
5
Tawiah ↑ 90'
25
Takumi Mase ↑ 46'
26
Chihiro Kato ↑ 65'

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Ōita FC Trinita Lineups

Starting XI

22
William Popp
11
Hokuto Shimoda
20
Shun Nagasawa
3
Yuto Misao
4
Keisuke Saka
2
Yuki Kagawa
7
Rei Matsumoto ↓ Kenta Inoue 83'
8
Yamato Machida ↓ Yuta Koide 83'
49
Kento Haneda
14
Henrique Trevisan ↓ Yuya Takazawa 83'
16
Arata Watanabe ↓ Kazuki Fujimoto 64'

Bench

1
Shun Takagi
38
Keita Takahata
15
Yuta Koide ↑ 83'
9
Yuya Takazawa ↑ 83'
17
Kenta Inoue ↑ 83'
18
Kazuki Fujimoto ↑ 64'
43
Masaki Yumiba

Coach Tomohiro Katanosaka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Arata Watanabe	3
Takuma Nishimura	2
Shun Nagasawa	1
Ado Onaiwu	1
Shun Nagasawa	1
Ryohei Michibuchi	1
Kei Chinen	1
Kazushi Mitsuhira	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-05-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Ōita FC Trinita W 2021-05-15 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2021-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-05-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-04-24 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L

Ōita FC Trinita Form

2021-05-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Ōita FC Trinita L 2021-05-15 Ōita FC Trinita 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-09 Shonan Bellmare 2–0 Ōita FC Trinita L 2021-05-02 Ōita FC Trinita 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Ōita FC Trinita L 2021-04-17 Ōita FC Trinita 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Ōita FC Trinita xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai48% Draw27% Ōita FC Trinita25%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw

75%

Draw or Ōita FC Trinita

52%

Vegalta Sendai or Ōita FC Trinita

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai31% Draw49% Ōita FC Trinita20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

11.1%

0 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.4%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap	Vegalta Sendai covers	Push	Ōita FC Trinita covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Ōita FC Trinita keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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