Vegalta Sendai vs Oita FC Trinita, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Vegalta Sendai vs Oita FC Trinita — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Oita FC Trinita 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Akihiro Takeda
- Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
- Referee Koei Koya
- Referee Naoto Uehara
- Referee Hiroshi Yamaguchi
- Referee Yasuyuki Igarashi (Japan)
- Referee Koei hut (Japan)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 May Oita FC Trinita H 2–1 W 15 May Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L 12 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–2 D 09 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L 01 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W 24 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 May Vegalta Sendai A 1–2 L 15 May Sagan Tosu FC H 1–1 D 09 May Shonan Bellmare A 0–2 L 02 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W 25 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–3 L 17 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L Key Stats
17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Vegalta Sendai and Oita FC Trinita is underway.
- 5' Takuma Nishimura puts Vegalta Sendai on the lead.
- 6' Goal! Takuma Nishimura scores his 60 goal in 395 matches.
- 11' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
- 12' GOAL! Shun Nagasawa scores on 12.
- 17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Oita FC Trinita needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 27' 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.
- 32' 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.
- 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 42' Yasuhiro Hiraoka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' Takumi Mase has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hayato Teruyama on 46 minute.
- 51' Oita FC Trinita is showing some good football. However, Oita FC Trinita are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 56' 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.
- 61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kyohei Yoshino made 313 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 64' Kazuki Fujimoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arata Watanabe on 64 minute.
- 65' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Ryoma Kida is replaced by Chihiro Kato on 65 minute.
- 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 75' Goal! Chihiro Kato scores his 3 goal in 275 matches.
- 76' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Shuhei Akasaki is replaced by Felippe Cardoso.
- 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oita FC Trinita that had 105 games and scored 104 goals.
- 83' Another change for Oita FC Trinita made on 83 minute. Yamato Machida leaves to be changed by Yuta Koide.
- 88' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 90' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 90 minute. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi leaves to be changed by Yoshiki Matsushita.
- With this win, Vegalta Sendai is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Vegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
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Shingo Tomita ↓ Tawiah 90'
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Hayato Teruyama ↓ Takumi Mase 46'
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Ryoma Kida ↓ Chihiro Kato 65'
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Bench
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Felippe Cardoso ↑ 76'
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Yoshiki Matsushita ↑ 90'
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Tawiah ↑ 90'
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Takumi Mase ↑ 46'
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Chihiro Kato ↑ 65'
Coach Makoto TeguramoriOita FC Trinita Lineups
Starting XI
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- 11
- 20
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Rei Matsumoto ↓ Kenta Inoue 83'
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Yamato Machida ↓ Yuta Koide 83'
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Bench
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Yuta Koide ↑ 83'
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Yuya Takazawa ↑ 83'
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Kenta Inoue ↑ 83'
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Kazuki Fujimoto ↑ 64'
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Coach Tomohiro Katanosaka -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Arata Watanabe 3 Takuma Nishimura 2 Kazushi Mitsuhira 1 Tatsuya Tanaka 1 Hiroto Yamada 1 Takayoshi Ishihara 1 Chihiro Kato 1 Tomoki Iwata 1 Head to Head
Vegalta Sendai Form
2021-05-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-05-15 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2021-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-05-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-04-24 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai LOita FC Trinita Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.42 Vegalta Sendai xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.04 Oita FC Trinita xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vegalta Sendai winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.46Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Vegalta Sendai or Draw 75%Draw or Oita FC Trinita 52%Vegalta Sendai or Oita FC Trinita 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.6%1 – 0 11.1%0 – 0 10.7%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.4%0 – 1 7.8%1 – 2 6.3%2 – 2 4.6%0 – 2 4.5%3 – 1 4.1%3 – 0 3.9%3 – 2 2.2%Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai
Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Oita FC Trinita covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 78% -1.5 22% — 78% -1 22% 22% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 36% ✓Oita FC Trinita keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.