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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Vegalta Sendai vs Oita FC TrinitaJ. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

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)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' Welcome to Yurtec Stadium Sendai that hosts another battle between Vegalta Sendai and Oita FC Trinita.
  • 5' Takuma Nishimura puts Vegalta Sendai on the lead.
  • 6' Takuma Nishimura with the second goal in the match!
  • 11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' GOAL! Shun Nagasawa scores on 12.
  • 17' 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 Shingo Tomita suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' It looks surprising Oita FC Trinita does not make any changes. Takayoshi Ishihara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Vegalta Sendai 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.
  • 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' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Hayato Teruyama departs to be replaced by Takumi Mase.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' 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.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Oita FC Trinita team. Arata Watanabe is replaced by Kazuki Fujimoto on 64 minute.
  • 65' Chihiro Kato is replacing Ryoma Kida for the Vegalta Sendai side.
  • 70' The travelling Oita FC Trinita supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' GOAL! Chihiro Kato scores on 75.
  • 76' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felippe Cardoso is hanging Shuhei Akasaki on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryoma Kida, as he is very good at scoring at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 83' Yuta Koide has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yamato Machida on 83 minute.
  • 88' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi is replaced by Yoshiki Matsushita.
  • Full Time. Vegalta Sendai beats Oita FC Trinita

Lineups

H2H

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.