Vegalta Sendai vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Kawasaki Frontale

Wed 22 Jul 2020 · 10:30 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

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Vegalta Sendai vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Ryo Hirama
Referee Hironobu Kikawada
Referee

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

Vegalta Sendai 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale 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

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–3	L
18 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–2	D
12 Jul	Yokohama FC	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–2	L
04 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
22 Feb	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Vegalta Sendai	A	3–2	W
18 Jul	Yokohama FC	A	5–1	W
11 Jul	Kashiwa Reysol	H	3–1	W
08 Jul	FC Tōkyō	A	4–0	W
04 Jul	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
22 Feb	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–0	D

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' The game is set. Kawasaki Frontale kicks off things out of here…
5' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vegalta Sendai and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' Vegalta Sendai are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kawasaki Frontale backline.
30' Shun Nagasawa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
35' Japan international Hidemasa Morita has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
38' Against the run of play, Ryohei Michibuchi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' Kaoru Mitoma is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tatsuya Hasegawa at the 45 minute mark.
46' Yu Kobayashi gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Leandro Damiao and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Jung Sungryong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
56' Kawasaki Frontale have won 564 goals from 443 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yu Kobayashi makes it 2-1.
59' What a moment for Miki Yamane! That strike on 59 puts his side firmly in control.
62' A tactical swap from Vegalta Sendai — Alexandre Guedes on, Takuma Nishimura off on 62 minutes.
67' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
68' Yu Kobayashi does the damage! The net is bulging and Kawasaki Frontale surge ahead!
73' The whistle greets Kunimitsu Sekiguchi as he departs to be replaced by Shogo Nakahara.
78' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
82' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Takayoshi Ishihara trudges off to be replaced by Koji Hachisuka on 82 minutes.
84' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hokuto Shimoda is hanging Ryota Ohshima on the field on 84 minute.
88' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Akihiro Ienaga exits the field as Hidemasa Morita enters on 88.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka
5
Keiya Shiihashi ↓ Takuma Hamasaki 82'
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Shogo Nakahara 73'
19
Ryo Germain
36
Takahiro Yanagi
15
Takuma Nishimura ↓ Alexandre Guedes 62'
16
Kyohei Yoshino
20
Shun Nagasawa C ↓ Hiroto Yamada 62'
18
Ryohei Michibuchi
14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↓ Koji Hachisuka 82'
27
Jakub Slowik

Bench

4
Koji Hachisuka ↑ 82'
39
Kim Jungya
37
Shogo Nakahara ↑ 73'
29
Alexandre Guedes ↑ 62'
42
Hiroto Yamada ↑ 62'
24
Yuma Obata
26
Takuma Hamasaki ↑ 82'

Coach Takashi Kiyama

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 46'
24
Shunsuke Ando
6
Hidemasa Morita ↑ 88'
22
Hokuto Shimoda ↑ 84'
34
Kazuya Yamamura
18
Kaoru Mitoma ↑ 45'
30
Reo Hatate ↑ 46'

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
Hiroyuki Abe	1
Ryohei Michibuchi	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-07-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-07-18 Vegalta Sendai 2–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2020-07-12 Yokohama FC 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-07-08 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-07-04 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-07-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-07-18 Yokohama FC 1–5 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-07-11 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2020-07-08 FC Tōkyō 0–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-07-04 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2020-02-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.29 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

1.87 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai26% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale49%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.16

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw

51%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

74%

Vegalta Sendai or Kawasaki Frontale

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vegalta Sendai21% Draw43% Kawasaki Frontale36%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

7.3%

0 – 1

7.2%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.9%

1 – 3

5.7%

1 – 0

4.7%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap	Vegalta Sendai covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	21%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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