Vegalta Sendai vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vegalta Sendai vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Oita FC Trinita A 0–2 L 02 Oct Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 25 Sep Tokushima Vortis H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Oita 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 history28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Nagoya Grampus0-152/116-302/431-455/446-604/361-753/176+4/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Yurtec Stadium Sendai that hosts another battle between Vegalta Sendai and Nagoya Grampus.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 14' Nagoya Grampus is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yoichiro Kakitani on 14.
- 19' 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.
- 24' It’s high time Massimo Ficcadenti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 29' 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.
- 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vegalta Sendai that had 275 games and scored 158 goals.
- 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 47' GOAL! Takuma Nishimura scores on 47.
- 52' Nagoya Grampus seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 54' Ryoya Morishita is replacing Mateus for the Nagoya Grampus side.
- 59' The whistle greets Yoichiro Kakitani as he departs to be replaced by Jakub Swierczok.
- 62' Chihiro Kato has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kunimitsu Sekiguchi on 62 minute.
- 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kazuki Nagasawa.
- 68' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Cayman Togashi by Felippe Cardoso on 68 minute.
- 73' 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.
- 78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 82' Foguinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rikiya Uehara on 82 minute.
- 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 90' The whistle greets Kazuki Nagasawa as he departs to be replaced by Manabu Saito.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Vegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
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Shingo Tomita ↓ Shogo Nakahara 68'
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Rikiya Uehara ↓ Foguinho 82'
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- 25
Bench
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Koji Hachisuka ↑ 82'
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Shogo Nakahara ↑ 68'
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Felippe Cardoso ↑ 68'
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Chihiro Kato ↑ 62'
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Foguinho ↑ 82'
Coach Makoto TeguramoriNagoya Grampus Lineups
Starting XI
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Kazuki Nagasawa ↓ Manabu Saito 90'
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- 14
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Naoki Maeda ↓ Ryogo Yamasaki 90'
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- 4
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Yuki Soma ↓ Gabriel Xavier 54'
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Mateus ↓ Ryoya Morishita 54'
Bench
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Manabu Saito ↑ 90'
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Ryogo Yamasaki ↑ 90'
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- 13
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Gabriel Xavier ↑ 54'
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Jakub Swierczok ↑ 59'
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Ryoya Morishita ↑ 54'
Coach Massimo Ficcadenti -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jo 3 Takuma Nishimura 3 Jo 3 Shun Nagasawa 2 Takuma Nishimura 2 Naoki Maeda 1 Mateus 1 Kaina Yoshio 1 Head to Head
Vegalta Sendai Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.19 Vegalta Sendai xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.87 Nagoya Grampus xGI would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.06Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Nagoya Grampus win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15.2%1 – 1 Actual1 – 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.