Vegalta Sendai vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Vegalta Sendai

2 – 3

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sun 27 Sep 2020 · 04:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Overview

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Vegalta Sendai vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Ryo Hirama
Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
Referee Osamu Akasaka

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

Vegalta Sendai 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-27 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-08-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2019-07-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-03-30 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2018-07-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–3	L
23 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–3	L
20 Sep	FC Tōkyō	A	0–1	L
13 Sep	Ōita FC Trinita	H	0–3	L
09 Sep	Kashima Antlers	A	1–2	L
05 Sep	Gamba Osaka	H	1–4	L

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Vegalta Sendai	A	3–2	W
23 Sep	FC Tōkyō	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	L
16 Sep	Vissel Kobe	A	1–0	W
13 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	2–1	W
09 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/4

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC

Solomon Sakuragawa	3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vegalta Sendai and Cerezo Osaka FC has kicked off!
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Vegalta Sendai are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cerezo Osaka FC's shape.
15' Alexandre Guedes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 398 appearances.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Vegalta Sendai are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
30' 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.
35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takashi Kiyama might look to freshen things up shortly.
44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bruno Mendes makes no mistake. 0-1!
49' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 399 goals from 373 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
57' Takuma Nishimura adds to his 2 season tally! Vegalta Sendai lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Naoyuki Fujita made 448 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
67' A goal from the Japan international Takuma Nishimura! He fires home on 67 to make it 2-1!
67' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Hiroshi Kiyotake on, Yoichiro Kakitani off on 67 minutes.
68' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Hiroaki Okuno is replaced by Yuta Toyokawa on 68 minute.
73' 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.
74' Shun Nagasawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexandre Guedes on 74 minute.
78' Naoyuki Fujita is replacing Yasuki Kimoto for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
79' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Yuta Koike on, Riku Matsuda off on 79 minutes.
81' Matej Jonjic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
86' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 86 minute. Keiya Shiihashi leaves to be changed by Shingo Hyodo.
90' Shota Fujio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bruno Mendes at the 90 minute mark.
Another three points for Cerezo Osaka FC.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Goro Kawanami
39
Kim Jungya
6
Shingo Hyodo ↑ 86'
20
Shun Nagasawa ↑ 74'
14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↑ 86'
28
Takumi Sasaki
45
Takumi Mase ↑ 86'

Coach Takashi Kiyama

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Leandro Desabato
25
Hiroaki Okuno ↓ Yuta Toyokawa 68'
21
Kim Jinhyeon
2
Riku Matsuda ↓ Yuta Koike 79'
22
Matej Jonjic
8
Yoichiro Kakitani C ↓ Hiroshi Kiyotake 67'
3
Yasuki Kimoto ↓ Naoyuki Fujita 78'
16
Eiichi Katayama
20
Bruno Mendes ↓ Shota Fujio 90'
15
Ayumu Seko
17
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Bench

5
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 78'
1
Takumi Nagaishi
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake ↑ 67'
13
Toshiyuki Takagi
4
Yuta Koike ↑ 79'
32
Yuta Toyokawa ↑ 68'
42
Shota Fujio ↑ 90'

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Hiroshi Kiyotake	4
Koji Hachisuka	3
Takuma Nishimura	3
Yusuke Maruhashi	2
Koji Hachisuka	2
Hiroshi Kiyotake	2
Yusuke Maruhashi	2
Takuma Nishimura	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-09-27 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-09-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-09-20 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-09-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Ōita FC Trinita L 2020-09-09 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-09-05 Vegalta Sendai 1–4 Gamba Osaka L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2020-09-27 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-09-23 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-09-19 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2020-09-16 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-09-13 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-09-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.26 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai27% Draw26% Cerezo Osaka FC47%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw

54%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

73%

Vegalta Sendai or Cerezo Osaka FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vegalta Sendai22% Draw45% Cerezo Osaka FC33%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 2

0 – 1

8.1%

0 – 2

7.3%

0 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap	Vegalta Sendai covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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