Vegalta Sendai vs FC Tōkyō, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Vegalta Sendai

2 – 2

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FC Tōkyō

Wed 18 Nov 2020 · 10:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Para 27' Y

Takumi Sasaki 38' Y

Y 50' Ryoya Ogawa

Yasuhiro Hiraoka 51' Y

Y 62' Keigo Higashi

Isaac Cuenca 83' Y

Overview

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Vegalta Sendai vs FC Tōkyō — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Takuto Okabe
Referee Takahiro Okano
Referee Tomohisa Gonda
Referee Nobutsugu Murakami

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

Vegalta Sendai 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Tōkyō

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō 2020-09-20 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-08-10 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 FC Tōkyō 2018-09-15 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Nov	FC Tōkyō	H	2–2	D
14 Nov	Gamba Osaka	A	4–0	W
08 Nov	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–3	L
31 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
28 Oct	Vissel Kobe	H	2–3	L
24 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Nov	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–2	D
15 Nov	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
11 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–0	W
31 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–2	L
28 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–3	L
24 Oct	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–4	L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

8/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

4/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Yurtec Stadium Sendai will turn into a battlefield for Vegalta Sendai and FC Tōkyō.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Vegalta Sendai are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' GOAL! Leandro fires home to make it 0-1!
20' FC Tōkyō have won 396 goals from 437 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Vegalta Sendai are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Tōkyō's shape.
27' The referee shows Vegalta Sendai player a Yellow card on 27.
32' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
38' Poor challenge from Takumi Sasaki. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
43' Vegalta Sendai are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tōkyō backline.
46' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Takumi Nakamura has done his job and it is now time for Ryoya Ogawa to step up.
47' A stunning finish from Shun Nagasawa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
50' It’s a booking for FC Tokyo player. Ryoya Ogawa gets a Yellow card.
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yasuhiro Hiraoka.
56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
59' Fresh legs for Vegalta Sendai! Koji Hachisuka comes on to replace Para.
62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Keigo Higashi.
64' A goal from the Japan international Yojiro Takahagi! He fires home on 64 to make it 1-2!
69' It is a cagey affair so far. Vegalta Sendai in their trying to find a way past FC Tōkyō's compact .
70' The Vegalta Sendai bench stirs into life. Takuma Hamasaki is withdrawn and Yoshiki Matsushita gets his opportunity.
71' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Keigo Higashi departs to be replaced by Hirotaka Mita.
76' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
80' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Keiya Shiihashi is replaced by Takayoshi Ishihara.
81' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 81 minute. Leandro leaves to be changed by Kyosuke Tagawa.
83' The referee has no hesitation. Isaac Cuenca is booked for Vegalta Sendai — Yellow card on 83.
84' GOAL! Yoshiki Matsushita fires home to make it 2-2!
86' Taichi Hara gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Takuya Uchida and will look to change the dynamic.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka
39
Kim Jungya
5
Keiya Shiihashi ↓ Takayoshi Ishihara 80'
3
Ryutaro Iio
20
Shun Nagasawa C ↓ Shuhei Akasaki 71'
42
Hiroto Yamada
9
Isaac Cuenca
27
Jakub Slowik
28
Takumi Sasaki ↓ Shingo Hyodo 46'
2
Para ↓ Koji Hachisuka 59'
26
Takuma Hamasaki ↓ Yoshiki Matsushita 70'

Bench

22
Goro Kawanami
4
Koji Hachisuka ↑ 59'
11
Shuhei Akasaki ↑ 71'
6
Shingo Hyodo ↑ 46'
8
Yoshiki Matsushita ↑ 70'
14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↑ 80'
23
Simao Junior

Coach Takashi Kiyama

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Ryoya Ogawa ↑ 46'
24
Taichi Hara ↑ 86'
5
Daiki Niwa
27
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 81'
7
Hirotaka Mita ↑ 71'
15
Adailton ↑ 71'
13
Go Hatano

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Oliveira	3
Koji Hachisuka	1
Keigo Higashi	1
Joan Oumari	1
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi	1
Tawiah	1
Ramon Lopes	1
Hirotaka Mita	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-11-14 Gamba Osaka 0–4 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-11-08 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-10-31 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-10-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Vissel Kobe L 2020-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L

FC Tōkyō Form

2020-11-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 FC Tōkyō D 2020-11-15 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 FC Tōkyō L 2020-11-11 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2020-10-31 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 FC Tōkyō L 2020-10-28 FC Tōkyō 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-10-24 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Yokohama F·Marinos L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.28 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 FC Tōkyō xG

I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or FC Tōkyō 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vegalta Sendai40% Draw29% FC Tōkyō31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

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	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw

69%

Draw or FC Tōkyō

60%

Vegalta Sendai or FC Tōkyō

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vegalta Sendai27% Draw49% FC Tōkyō24%

Actual: FC Tōkyō win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.7%

1 – 0

9.8%

0 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

2.9%

3 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap	Vegalta Sendai covers	Push	FC Tōkyō covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	20%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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