Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Vegalta Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Vegalta Sendai
1 – 0
Full Time
Kashiwa Reysol
Sat 1 May 2021 · 05:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'
Takuma Nishimura 45' Y
Takuma Nishimura 45' Y
Y 62' Keiya Shiihashi
Y 62' Keiya Shiihashi
Koji Hachisuka 77' Y
Koji Hachisuka 77' Y
Y 79' Rodrigo
Y 79' Rodrigo

Overview

Match Preview

Vegalta Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

Match Details

  • Referee Yagi Akane
  • Referee Masaaki Toma
  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Masaki Tsuruoka
  • Referee Yosuke Takebe
  • Referee Nobutaka Sekiya

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

3
1
10
Vegalta Sendai 14 games · Avg 3.1 goals Kashiwa Reysol
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2020-12-01 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2020-07-26 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-08-11 Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2018-04-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
24 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–2 L
17 Apr Yokohama FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–0 D
07 Apr Tokushima Vortis A 0–1 L
03 Apr Vissel Kobe H 0–2 L
Kashiwa Reysol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Vegalta Sendai A 0–1 L
24 Apr Tokushima Vortis H 5–1 W
17 Apr Ōita FC Trinita A 1–0 W
11 Apr Gamba Osaka H 1–0 W
07 Apr Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
03 Apr Yokohama FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
2/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
6/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kashiwa Reysol
Yusuke Segawa 6 G 2 A
Yoshio Koizumi 3 G 2 A
Tojiro Kubo 2 G 1 A
Keita Endo 2 G
Yuki Kakita 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Vegalta Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Dodi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Ippei Shinozuka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Kashiwa Reysol seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Fresh legs for Vegalta Sendai! Ryoma Kida comes on to replace Shuhei Akasaki.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai. Kashiwa Reysol seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Pedro Raul has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' The 29-year-old Takuma Nishimura has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Takuma Nishimura catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' Keiya Shiihashi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Chihiro Kato trudges off to be replaced by Koji Hachisuka on 66 minutes.
  • 68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Takuma Nishimura makes it 1-0.
  • 70' Kashiwa Reysol ring the changes. Yuta Kamiya has done his job and it is now time for Rodrigo to step up.
  • 75' The Kashiwa Reysol manager makes a substitution. Hayato Nakama departs to be replaced by Ippei Shinozuka.
  • 77' Vegalta Sendai receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 79' Rodrigo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 79.
  • 84' The travelling Kashiwa Reysol supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' Hayato Teruyama is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rikiya Uehara at the 88 minute mark.
  • Kashiwa Reysol will have plenty to reflect on. Vegalta Sendai were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelsinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Olunga 4
Takuma Nishimura 3
Cayman Togashi 1
Ko Itakura 1
Yuta Kamiya 1
Ko Itakura 1
Hiroaki Okuno 1
Hiroaki Okuno 1

Head to Head

2021-05-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2020-12-01 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2020-07-26 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-08-11 Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2018-04-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-05-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-04-24 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-04-17 Yokohama FC 2–2 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-04-11 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2021-04-07 Tokushima Vortis 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-04-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Vissel Kobe L

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2021-05-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol L 2021-04-24 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-04-17 Ōita FC Trinita 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-04-11 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Gamba Osaka W 2021-04-07 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2021-04-03 Yokohama FC 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.07 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Kashiwa Reysol xG
I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Kashiwa Reysol 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai37% Draw31% Kashiwa Reysol32%
Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
68%
Draw or Kashiwa Reysol
63%
Vegalta Sendai or Kashiwa Reysol
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai24% Draw53% Kashiwa Reysol23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Kashiwa Reysol covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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