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Vegalta Sendai vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2018

J. League · 2018
Vegalta Sendai
0 – 0
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 14 Apr 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vegalta Sendai vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Shuichi Majima
  • Referee Yusuke Seino
  • Referee Daisuke Sakurai

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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
5
9
Vegalta Sendai 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-01-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vegalta Sendai 2017-08-14 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-03-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Vegalta Sendai 2016-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
07 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–1 D
31 Mar V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–0 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Vegalta Sendai A 0–0 D
14 Apr FC Tōkyō H 1–1 D
11 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L
08 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–1 D
06 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 3–0 W
31 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Vegalta Sendai face off against Kawasaki Frontale in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vegalta Sendai and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Shogo Taniguchi is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
  • 20' Kentro Seki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Ryota Ohshima has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Gakuto Notsuda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' Vegalta Sendai are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kawasaki Frontale that had 443 games and scored 564 goals.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hiroyuki Abe made 443 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Susumu Watanabe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' 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.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 9
Shun Nagasawa 3
Kaoru Mitoma 2
Koji Hachisuka 2
Kazuki Oiwa 2
Tatsuya Hasegawa 2
Hiroyuki Abe 1
Ryohei Michibuchi 1

Head to Head

2018-04-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-01-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vegalta Sendai 2017-08-14 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-03-12 Kawasaki Frontale 3–3 Vegalta Sendai 2016-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale

Vegalta Sendai Form

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 2018-04-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 V-Varen Nagasaki D 2018-03-31 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-04-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2018-04-14 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2018-04-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-04-08 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2018-04-06 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-03-31 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.07 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai40% Draw31% Kawasaki Frontale29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
71%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
60%
Vegalta Sendai or Kawasaki Frontale
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai25% Draw54% Kawasaki Frontale21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
2.6%
3 – 0
2.5%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 21% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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