Vegalta Sendai vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Vegalta Sendai vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 0–1 L 25 Aug FC Tōkyō H 1–2 L 21 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–5 L 14 Aug Yokohama FC H 0–0 D 09 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D 03 Aug Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Aug Vegalta Sendai A 1–0 W 25 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos H 0–4 L 21 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W 14 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L 09 Aug FC Tōkyō H 1–0 W 24 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–3 D Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Yurtec Stadium Sendai will turn into a battlefield for Vegalta Sendai and Sagan Tosu FC.
- 5' Vegalta Sendai is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' It’s high time Myung-Hwi Kim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyohei Yoshino, as he is very good at scoring at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 30' 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.
- 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ayumu Ohata made 279 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 38' Yuto Iwasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kei Koizumi on 38 minute.
- 39' The whistle greets Kei Koizumi as he departs to be replaced by Yuto Iwasaki.
- 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sagan Tosu FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
- 59' Noriyoshi Sakai needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 64' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takuma Nishimura is hanging Kunimitsu Sekiguchi on the field on 64 minute.
- 66' Eduardo puts Sagan Tosu FC on the lead.
- 67' Goal! Eduardo scores his 14 goal in 439 matches.
- 68' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Keita Yamashita is replaced by Noriyoshi Sakai.
- 73' 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.
- 74' The whistle greets Shingo Tomita as he departs to be replaced by Yoshiki Matsushita.
- 79' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Yuto Iwasaki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 80' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Tomoya Koyamatsu departs to be replaced by Fuchi Honda.
- 82' Koji Hachisuka is replacing Takayoshi Ishihara for the Vegalta Sendai side.
- 87' Sagan Tosu FC 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.
- The final score is 0-1.
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Lineups
Vegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
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- 7
- 11
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Cayman Togashi ↓ Shogo Nakahara 82'
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- 6
- 14
- 3
- 27
- 5
- 25
Bench
- 13
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4
Koji Hachisuka ↑ 82'
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18
Shogo Nakahara ↑ 82'
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15
Takuma Nishimura ↑ 64'
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33
Felippe Cardoso ↑ 74'
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Yoshiki Matsushita ↑ 74'
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Coach Makoto TeguramoriSagan Tosu FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 3
- 20
- 13
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Kei Koizumi ↓ Yuto Iwasaki 38'
- 40
- 31
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22
Tomoya Koyamatsu ↓ Fuchi Honda 80'
- 44
- 24
- 9
Bench
- 1
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29
Yuto Iwasaki ↑ 38'
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23
Fuchi Honda ↑ 80'
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47
Shinya Nakano ↑ 80'
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Noriyoshi Sakai ↑ 68'
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Coach Myung-Hwi Kim -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Eduardo 3 Mu Kanazaki 2 Fuchi Honda 2 Ramon Lopes 1 Keita Yamashita 1 Shingo Hyodo 1 Takuma Nishimura 1 Ryohei Michibuchi 1 Head to Head
Vegalta Sendai Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.91 Vegalta Sendai xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.4 Sagan Tosu FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sagan Tosu FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.31Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Vegalta Sendai or Draw 54%Draw or Sagan Tosu FC 75%Vegalta Sendai or Sagan Tosu FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.5%0 – 1 Actual0 – 0 12.1%0 – 2 9.4%1 – 2 8.6%1 – 0 7.9%2 – 1 5.5%0 – 3 4.3%1 – 3 4.1%2 – 2 4%2 – 0 3.9%2 – 3 2%Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai
Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Sagan Tosu FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 15% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 53% — 47% +1 53% 24% 23% +1.5 77% — 23% +2 77% 14% 9% +2.5 91% — 9% Clean Sheet
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.