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Vegalta Sendai vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Vegalta Sendai
3 – 0
Full Time
Sagan Tosu FC
Sat 6 Apr 2019 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Vegalta Sendai vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Takuto Okabe
  • Referee Toshiyuki Wazumi
  • Referee Takeshi Asada

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

4
6
Vegalta Sendai 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sagan Tosu FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-06 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-10-20 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-07-22 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-04-30 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2017-12-16 Vegalta Sendai 3–2 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 3–0 W
30 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–2 L
17 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L
10 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–3 L
02 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–2 L
23 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D
Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr Vegalta Sendai A 0–3 L
29 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–0 D
17 Mar Júbilo Iwata H 1–0 W
10 Mar FC Tokyo A 0–2 L
02 Mar Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
23 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 0–4 L

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Vegalta Sendai have kicked off against Sagan Tosu FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Vegalta Sendai in their trying to find a way past Sagan Tosu FC's compact .
  • 15' Goal! Ryo Germain scores his 36 goal in 275 matches.
  • 18' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Akito Fukuta exits the field as Daiki Matsuoka enters on 18.
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vegalta Sendai must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 28' Vegalta Sendai are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sagan Tosu FC's shape.
  • 33' Yuji Ono has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Ramon Lopes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' A quiet spell here at . Sagan Tosu FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hiromu Mitsumaru is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vegalta Sendai.
  • 54' Shingo Hyodo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 54 minutes.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Sagan Tosu FC! Cho Donggeon comes on to replace Riki Harakawa.
  • 64' Sagan Tosu FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 67 minute. Yasuhiro Hiraoka leaves to be changed by Kazuki Oiwa.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Yuji Ono. He replaces Isaac Cuenca on 71 minute.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Shingo Hyodo is replaced by Simao Junior.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vegalta Sendai needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Mu Kanazaki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
  • 87' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Kaina Yoshio by Ryang Yong Gi on 87 minute.
  • 90' What a moment for Ramon Lopes! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vegalta Sendai to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lluis Carreras Ferrer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Eduardo 3
Mu Kanazaki 2
Fuchi Honda 2
Gakuto Notsuda 1
Yuta Higuchi 1
Naoki Ishihara 1
Tomoya Koyamatsu 1
Ryo Germain 1

Head to Head

2019-04-06 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-10-20 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-07-22 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 2018-04-30 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2017-12-16 Vegalta Sendai 3–2 Sagan Tosu FC

Vegalta Sendai Form

2019-04-06 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2019-03-30 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2019-03-17 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Vissel Kobe L 2019-03-02 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-02-23 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2019-04-06 Vegalta Sendai 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2019-03-29 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2019-03-17 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2019-03-10 FC Tokyo 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2019-03-02 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2019-02-23 Sagan Tosu FC 0–4 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Sagan Tosu FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai48% Draw28% Sagan Tosu FC24%
Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
76%
Draw or Sagan Tosu FC
52%
Vegalta Sendai or Sagan Tosu FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai33% Draw49% Sagan Tosu FC18%
Actual: Vegalta Sendai win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 0
11%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.