Thursday , 2 July 2026

Vegalta Sendai vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Vegalta Sendai
1 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sun 30 May 2021 · 06:05 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Dankler
Takuma Nishimura 54' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Hideaki Nishio
  • Referee Hirokazu Otsubo
  • Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
  • Referee Yuki Tsukagoshi

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 Tōkyō 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

1
4
7
Vegalta Sendai 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-30 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–1 D
26 May Nagoya Grampus A 1–0 W
22 May Oita 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
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 May Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
26 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
23 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
15 May Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
08 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
02 May Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Yurtec Stadium Sendai will turn into a battlefield for Vegalta Sendai and Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Adam Taggart has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 16' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shogo Nakahara is hanging Foguinho on the field on 16 minute.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' Cerezo Osaka FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
  • 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 34' The referee calls foul for Dankler. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 39' 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 Takayoshi Ishihara suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' Takumi Mase has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 49' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 53' Tiago Pagnussat puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Takuma Nishimura.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Quentin Martinus. He replaces Ryoma Kida on 60 minute.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Yoshito Okubo. He replaces Riki Harakawa on 65 minute.
  • 70' It’s high time Makoto Teguramori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Naoyuki Fujita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Taggart on 72 minute.
  • 74' Koji Hachisuka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takayoshi Ishihara on 74 minute.
  • 79' What an equalizer from Quentin Martinus!
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, as he is very good at scoring at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 89' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hiroshi Kiyotake 4
Takuma Nishimura 3
Koji Hachisuka 3
Koji Hachisuka 2
Hiroshi Kiyotake 2
Yusuke Maruhashi 2
Yusuke Maruhashi 2
Matej Jonjic 1

Head to Head

2021-05-30 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-05-30 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-05-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Oita 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

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-05-30 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-26 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-05-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-08 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-05-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.13 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Cerezo Osaka FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai37% Draw31% Cerezo Osaka FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
68%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
63%
Vegalta Sendai or Cerezo Osaka FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai25% Draw52% Cerezo Osaka FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.1%
1 – 0
11%
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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