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Vegalta Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol, 2018

J. League · 2018
Vegalta Sendai
1 – 0
Full Time
Kashiwa Reysol
Sun 25 Feb 2018 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vegalta Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Toru Sagara
  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Referee Yoshihito Hayashi

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

3
1
10
Vegalta Sendai 14 games · Avg 3.1 goals Kashiwa Reysol
Last 5 meetings
2018-02-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2017-12-09 Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 Vegalta Sendai 2017-04-29 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2016-12-17 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol 2016-01-17 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
25 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
21 Feb Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
17 Feb Shonan Bellmare H 0–2 L
12 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–1 W
03 Feb Vissel Kobe H 2–0 W
Kashiwa Reysol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb Vegalta Sendai A 0–1 L
24 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–1 W
17 Feb Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 4–0 W
10 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 3–1 W
03 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 5–1 W
29 Jan Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vegalta Sendai to score. At the same time, Kashiwa Reysol does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Vegalta Sendai are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashiwa Reysol's shape.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Hiroaki Okuno has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takahiro Shimotaira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Shingo Tomita, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Ko Itakura is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kashiwa Reysol so far.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Yuta Nakayama is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashiwa Reysol tonight.
  • 55' Masashi Kamekawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 411 appearances.
  • 60' Kentro Seki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kosuke Nakamura made 411 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kashiwa Reysol that had 411 games and scored 345 goals.
  • 75' Kashiwa Reysol fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Kashiwa Reysol come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • It finishes all square. Vegalta Sendai and Kashiwa Reysol share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takahiro Shimotaira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Olunga 4
Takuma Nishimura 3
Takuma Nishimura 1
Yusuke Segawa 1
Hayato Nakama 1
Cristiano 1
Cayman Togashi 1
Ko Itakura 1

Head to Head

2018-02-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2017-12-09 Kashiwa Reysol 3–1 Vegalta Sendai 2017-04-29 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2016-12-17 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol 2016-01-17 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol

Vegalta Sendai Form

2018-02-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-02-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-02-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2018-02-17 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Shonan Bellmare L 2018-02-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-02-03 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Vissel Kobe W

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2018-02-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol L 2018-02-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-02-17 Kashiwa Reysol 4–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2018-02-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-02-03 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-01-29 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Kashiwa Reysol xG
I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Kashiwa Reysol 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai33% Draw30% Kashiwa Reysol37%
Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
63%
Draw or Kashiwa Reysol
67%
Vegalta Sendai or Kashiwa Reysol
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai22% Draw50% Kashiwa Reysol28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Kashiwa Reysol covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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