Vegalta Sendai vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2019

Vegalta Sendai

2 – 2

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Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 17 Aug 2019 · 10:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'

Y 72' Shintaro Kurumaya

Shun Nagasawa 75' Y

Y 81' Shota Arai

Overview

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Vegalta Sendai vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ryo Hirama
Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Referee Shoichiro Mikami
Referee Tomokazu Tajiri

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 2.9 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-17 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-08-25 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2018-04-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-01-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–2	D
10 Aug	FC Tōkyō	A	0–1	L
03 Aug	Jubilo Iwata	H	2–1	W
20 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–0	D
13 Jul	Kashima Antlers	H	0–4	L
06 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–2	D
10 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–3	L
04 Aug	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	H	0–0	D
31 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–3	L
27 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	H	3–1	W
14 Jul	FC Tōkyō	A	3–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vegalta Sendai and Kawasaki Frontale has kicked off!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vegalta Sendai side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
7' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi trudges off to be replaced by Kim Jungya on 7 minutes.
12' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
17' Koji Hachisuka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kawasaki Frontale tonight.
22' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
23' The deadlock is broken! Hiroyuki Abe gets on the scoresheet on 23 minutes.
28' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
33' Leandro Damiao, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
38' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
48' Simao Junior is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vegalta Sendai so far.
53' 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.
54' Brilliant from the ! Shun Nagasawa makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 54.
59' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
64' A stunning finish from Shun Nagasawa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
69' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Akihiro Ienaga is replaced by Tatsuya Hasegawa on 69 minute.
72' The referee calls foul for Shintaro Kurumaya. He receives a Yellow card.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Shun Nagasawa argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
75' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Hiroyuki Abe by Manabu Saito on 75 minute.
79' Tatsuya Hasegawa has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 79 minutes.
81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Shota Arai.
84' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Naoki Ishihara by Ramon Lopes on 84 minute.
86' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Kengo Nakamura exits the field as Leandro Damiao enters on 86.
90' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryo Germain is hanging Shun Nagasawa on the field on 90 minute.
The points are shared — Vegalta Sendai 2-2 Kawasaki Frontale. Honours even.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

7
Shintaro Kurumaya
11
Yu Kobayashi C
1
Jung Sungryong
2
Kyohei Noborizato
14
Kengo Nakamura ↓ Leandro Damiao 86'
8
Hiroyuki Abe ↓ Manabu Saito 75'
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Tatsuya Hasegawa 69'
25
Ao Tanaka
22
Hokuto Shimoda
34
Kazuya Yamamura
26
Maguinho

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	9
Shun Nagasawa	3
Koji Hachisuka	2
Kazuki Oiwa	2
Tatsuya Hasegawa	2
Kaoru Mitoma	2
Rikiya Uehara	1
Kengo Nakamura	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2019-08-17 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2019-08-10 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-08-03 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Jubilo Iwata W 2019-07-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai D 2019-07-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–4 Kashima Antlers L 2019-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2019-08-17 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2019-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-08-04 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Matsumoto Yamaga FC D 2019-07-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-07-27 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Oita FC Trinita W 2019-07-14 FC Tōkyō 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.4 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Kawasaki Frontale 72% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Vegalta Sendai35% Draw28% Kawasaki Frontale37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw

63%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

65%

Vegalta Sendai or Kawasaki Frontale

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vegalta Sendai26% Draw45% Kawasaki Frontale29%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 0

7.4%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

3.7%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap	Vegalta Sendai covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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