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Vegalta Sendai vs Jubilo Iwata, 2018

J. League · 2018
Vegalta Sendai
0 – 3
Full Time
Jubilo Iwata
Sat 21 Apr 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Vegalta Sendai vs Jubilo Iwata — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hideaki Nishio
  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Referee Yuki Tsukakoshi
  • Referee Tomohisa Gonda

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 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

2
1
9
Vegalta Sendai 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals Jubilo Iwata
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-21 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Jubilo Iwata 2018-03-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–6 Jubilo Iwata 2017-10-01 Jubilo Iwata 6–0 Vegalta Sendai 2017-02-06 Jubilo Iwata 1–1 Vegalta Sendai 2016-08-27 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Jubilo Iwata

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Jubilo Iwata H 0–3 L
21 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–2 L
14 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 0–0 D
14 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W
11 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 3–2 W
07 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
Jubilo Iwata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Vegalta Sendai A 3–0 W
20 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 2–0 W
15 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
13 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 5–1 W
11 Apr Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L
07 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vegalta Sendai is hosting Jubilo Iwata for another epic battle.
  • 5' Jubilo Iwata is showing some good football. However, Jubilo Iwata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vegalta Sendai and Jubilo Iwata are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Vegalta Sendai currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' It looks surprising Jubilo Iwata does not make any changes. Kentaro Oi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Takuma Nishimura is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vegalta Sendai so far.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' The travelling Jubilo Iwata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' Jubilo Iwata fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' It’s high time Susumu Watanabe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Jubilo Iwata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Vegalta Sendai have won 158 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Ryang Yong Gi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Jubilo Iwata that had 278 games and scored 151 goals.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daiki Ogawa, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • With this win, Jubilo Iwata is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

Jubilo Iwata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Nanami

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Masato Nakayama 1
Takuma Abe 1
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 1
Kengo Kawamata 1
Ryohei Michibuchi 1
Kentaro Oi 1
Yasuyuki Konno 1
Seiya Nakano 1

Head to Head

2018-04-21 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Jubilo Iwata 2018-03-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–6 Jubilo Iwata 2017-10-01 Jubilo Iwata 6–0 Vegalta Sendai 2017-02-06 Jubilo Iwata 1–1 Vegalta Sendai 2016-08-27 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Jubilo Iwata

Vegalta Sendai Form

2018-04-21 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Jubilo Iwata L 2018-04-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2018-04-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2018-04-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-04-11 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L

Jubilo Iwata Form

2018-04-21 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Jubilo Iwata W 2018-04-20 Jubilo Iwata 2–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-04-15 Jubilo Iwata 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-04-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–5 Jubilo Iwata W 2018-04-11 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Jubilo Iwata L 2018-04-07 Jubilo Iwata 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.91 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 Jubilo Iwata xG
I would bet for: Jubilo Iwata to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai19% Draw24% Jubilo Iwata57%
Actual: Jubilo Iwata win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
43%
Draw or Jubilo Iwata
81%
Vegalta Sendai or Jubilo Iwata
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai13% Draw42% Jubilo Iwata45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.8%
1 – 1
10.5%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
7%
1 – 3
6.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 1
4.3%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 4
3.6%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Jubilo Iwata covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 23% 39%
+1.5 61% — 39%
+2 61% 19% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Jubilo Iwata keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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