Saturday , 14 November 2026

Vegalta Sendai vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Vegalta Sendai
1 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 22 Feb 2020 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Yasuhiro Hiraoka 58' Y
Y 86' Takuji Yonemoto

Overview

Match Preview

Vegalta Sendai vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Referee Reo Tanaka
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Taku Nakano
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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
2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-01 Vegalta Sendai 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-11 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 D
07 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
30 Nov Ōita FC Trinita H 2–0 W
23 Nov Gamba Osaka A 0–2 L
10 Nov Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W
02 Nov Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
07 Dec Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
30 Nov Júbilo Iwata A 1–2 L
23 Nov Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
09 Nov Vissel Kobe H 3–0 W
02 Nov Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–3 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Vegalta Sendai and Nagoya Grampus get this one started.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vegalta Sendai and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' 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 Yasuhiro Hiraoka suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Takumi Sasaki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nagoya Grampus so far.
  • 18' Simao Junior does the damage! The net is bulging and Vegalta Sendai surge ahead!
  • 23' Yuki Soma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 28' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' Hiroyuki Abe doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 39' Ryohei Michibuchi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shuhei Akasaki made 452 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yasuhiro Hiraoka.
  • 61' Fresh legs for Vegalta Sendai! Kunimitsu Sekiguchi comes on to replace Takumi Sasaki.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 71' Vegalta Sendai ring the changes. Shuhei Akasaki has done his job and it is now time for Takayoshi Ishihara to step up.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Naoki Maeda as he leaves the pitch. Ryogo Yamasaki steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 78' 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.
  • 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Nagoya Grampus player. Takuji Yonemoto gets a Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takashi Kiyama

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

2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus 2019-10-19 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2019-06-01 Vegalta Sendai 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-08-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-11 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Vegalta Sendai

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-11-30 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Ōita FC Trinita W 2019-11-23 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-11-10 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2019-11-02 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-12-07 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2019-11-30 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2019-11-23 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2019-11-09 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Vissel Kobe W 2019-11-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai51% Draw27% Nagoya Grampus22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
77%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
49%
Vegalta Sendai or Nagoya Grampus
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai35% Draw48% Nagoya Grampus17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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