Saturday , 14 November 2026

Vegalta Sendai vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Vegalta Sendai
1 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sun 7 Nov 2021 · 05:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 63' Kazuki Nagasawa

Overview

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Vegalta Sendai vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

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

6
3
7
Vegalta Sendai 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2021-05-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 D
03 Nov Vissel Kobe A 2–4 L
23 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–0 W
17 Oct Ōita FC Trinita A 0–2 L
02 Oct Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
25 Sep Tokushima Vortis H 0–1 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
03 Nov Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W
24 Oct Vissel Kobe H 2–2 D
03 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
26 Sep Ōita FC Trinita H 1–0 W
22 Sep FC Tokyo A 1–1 D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Yurtec Stadium Sendai will turn into a battlefield for Vegalta Sendai and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' Rikiya Uehara, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Kunimitsu Sekiguchi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 14' Yoichiro Kakitani doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 19' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kazuya Miyahara suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' It’s high time Makoto Teguramori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' Sho Inagaki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
  • 39' Vegalta Sendai are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mateus, as he is very good at scoring at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' Takuma Nishimura doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 54 minute. Mateus leaves to be changed by Ryoya Morishita.
  • 59' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jakub Swierczok is hanging Yoichiro Kakitani on the field on 59 minute.
  • 62' Chihiro Kato is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kunimitsu Sekiguchi at the 62 minute mark.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Kazuki Nagasawa is booked for Nagoya Grampus — Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' Felippe Cardoso is replacing Cayman Togashi for the Vegalta Sendai side.
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 82' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Rikiya Uehara departs to be replaced by Foguinho.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Kazuki Nagasawa departs to be replaced by Manabu Saito.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jo 3
Takuma Nishimura 3
Jo 3
Shun Nagasawa 2
Takuma Nishimura 2
Yoichiro Kakitani 1
Naoki Maeda 1
Mateus 1

Head to Head

2021-11-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2021-05-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-11-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-11-03 Vissel Kobe 4–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-10-17 Ōita FC Trinita 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-10-02 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-09-25 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Tokushima Vortis L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2021-11-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-11-03 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Ōita FC Trinita W 2021-09-22 FC Tokyo 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.19 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai43% Draw31% Nagoya Grampus26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
74%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
57%
Vegalta Sendai or Nagoya Grampus
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai28% Draw54% Nagoya Grampus18%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
14%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 23% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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