Vegalta Sendai vs Oita FC Trinita, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 22 May 2021 · 05:05 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'

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Vegalta Sendai vs Oita FC Trinita — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Oita FC Trinita 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

Vegalta Sendai 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Oita FC Trinita

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Oita FC Trinita 2020-12-06 Oita FC Trinita 0–2 Vegalta Sendai 2020-09-13 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Oita FC Trinita 2019-11-30 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Oita FC Trinita 2019-04-14 Oita FC Trinita 2–0 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

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

Oita FC Trinita

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
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Yurtec Stadium Sendai!
5' The Japan Takuma Nishimura breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 1-0!
6' A stunning finish from Takuma Nishimura — that came from absolutely nowhere!
11' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Makoto Teguramori will be considering his options from the bench.
12' Goal! Shun Nagasawa scores his 24 goal in 444 matches.
17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
22' Vegalta Sendai currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' Oita FC Trinita started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
37' Over 37 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' The whistle greets Hayato Teruyama as he departs to be replaced by Takumi Mase.
51' Ryoma Kida needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jakub Slowik, as he is very good at scoring at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' It’s high time Makoto Teguramori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
64' The Oita FC Trinita manager makes a substitution. Arata Watanabe departs to be replaced by Kazuki Fujimoto.
65' Chihiro Kato is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryoma Kida at the 65 minute mark.
70' Rei Matsumoto, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
75' What a strike from Chihiro Kato! The score is 3-1.
76' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Shuhei Akasaki departs to be replaced by Felippe Cardoso.
81' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Shingo Tomita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
83' The whistle greets Yamato Machida as he departs to be replaced by Yuta Koide.
88' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vegalta Sendai and Oita FC Trinita are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi is replaced by Yoshiki Matsushita on 90 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vegalta Sendai to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka
17
Shingo Tomita ↓ Tawiah 90'
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Yoshiki Matsushita 90'
11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Felippe Cardoso 76'
15
Takuma Nishimura
16
Kyohei Yoshino
14
Takayoshi Ishihara
31
Hayato Teruyama ↓ Takumi Mase 46'
27
Jakub Slowik
32
Ryoma Kida ↓ Chihiro Kato 65'
35
Foguinho

Bench

–
Felippe Cardoso ↑ 76'
8
Yoshiki Matsushita ↑ 90'
20
Quentin Martinus
1
Yuma Obata
5
Tawiah ↑ 90'
25
Takumi Mase ↑ 46'
26
Chihiro Kato ↑ 65'

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Oita FC Trinita Lineups

Starting XI

22
William Popp
11
Hokuto Shimoda
20
Shun Nagasawa
3
Yuto Misao
4
Keisuke Saka
2
Yuki Kagawa
7
Rei Matsumoto ↓ Kenta Inoue 83'
8
Yamato Machida ↓ Yuta Koide 83'
49
Kento Haneda
14
Henrique Trevisan ↓ Yuya Takazawa 83'
16
Arata Watanabe ↓ Kazuki Fujimoto 64'

Bench

1
Shun Takagi
38
Keita Takahata
15
Yuta Koide ↑ 83'
9
Yuya Takazawa ↑ 83'
17
Kenta Inoue ↑ 83'
18
Kazuki Fujimoto ↑ 64'
43
Masaki Yumiba

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 L

Oita FC Trinita Form

2021-05-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Oita FC Trinita L 2021-05-15 Oita FC Trinita 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-05-09 Shonan Bellmare 2–0 Oita FC Trinita L 2021-05-02 Oita FC Trinita 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Oita FC Trinita L 2021-04-17 Oita FC Trinita 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.04 Oita FC Trinita xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai48% Draw27% Oita FC Trinita25%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai31% Draw49% Oita FC Trinita20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

11.1%

0 – 0

10.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 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.