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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
11 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.9 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 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

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 Oita 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 Jubilo 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
28% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Vegalta Sendai vs Nagoya Grampus — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Vegalta Sendai are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 18' A goal from the Mozambique international Simao Junior! He fires home on 18 to make it 1-0!
  • 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' Kyohei Yoshino, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' Magnificent from Hiroyuki Abe! That is 28 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. Vegalta Sendai in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
  • 44' Nagoya Grampus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 49' 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' 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 Ryogo Yamasaki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' It’s a booking for Vegalta Sendai player. Yasuhiro Hiraoka gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Takumi Sasaki is replaced by Kunimitsu Sekiguchi.
  • 66' Mitch Langerak has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 71' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Shuhei Akasaki trudges off to be replaced by Takayoshi Ishihara on 71 minutes.
  • 73' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Naoki Maeda exits the field as Ryogo Yamasaki enters on 73.
  • 78' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 83' 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.
  • 86' Nagoya Grampus player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Sho Inagaki 1
Yoshihiro Nakano 1
Quentin Martinus 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 Oita 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 Jubilo 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.