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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 Oita 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 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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Vegalta Sendai welcome Nagoya Grampus for this crunch clash at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.
  • 5' Jakub Slowik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 14' Yoichiro Kakitani makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Nagoya Grampus are in front.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' Shingo Tomita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' It’s high time Massimo Ficcadenti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' Takuma Nishimura is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vegalta Sendai side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 54' Ryoya Morishita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mateus on 54 minute.
  • 59' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Yoichiro Kakitani by Jakub Swierczok on 59 minute.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi is replaced by Chihiro Kato on 62 minute.
  • 63' It’s a booking for Nagoya Grampus player. Kazuki Nagasawa gets a Yellow card.
  • 68' Felippe Cardoso is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cayman Togashi at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' Mateus has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 78' Takumi Mase has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 82' Foguinho gets the nod from Vegalta Sendai. He replaces Rikiya Uehara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Ryoya Morishita is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vegalta Sendai so far.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Kazuki Nagasawa as he leaves the pitch. Manabu Saito steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Takuma Nishimura 3
Jo 3
Jo 3
Shun Nagasawa 2
Takuma Nishimura 2
Kaina Yoshio 1
Naoki Ishihara 1
Yasuhiro Hiraoka 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 Oita 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 Oita 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.