Vegalta Sendai vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 29 Aug 2021 · 10:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'

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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

Vegalta Sendai 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sagan Tosu FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-29 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-03-10 Sagan Tosu FC 5–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-25 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-11-08 Vegalta Sendai 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-08-31 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

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

Sagan Tosu FC

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
H2H history

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.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

17
Shingo Tomita ↓ Yoshiki Matsushita 74'
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Takuma Nishimura 64'
11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Felippe Cardoso 74'
42
Cayman Togashi ↓ Shogo Nakahara 82'
16
Kyohei Yoshino
6
Rikiya Uehara
14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↓ Koji Hachisuka 82'
3
Naoya Fukumori
27
Jakub Slowik
5
Tawiah
25
Takumi Mase

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Tatsuya Morita
29
Yuto Iwasaki ↑ 38'
23
Fuchi Honda ↑ 80'
47
Shinya Nakano ↑ 80'
15
Noriyoshi Sakai ↑ 68'
30
Masaya Tashiro
50
Yong-Gi Ryang

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Eduardo	3
Mu Kanazaki	2
Fuchi Honda	2
Keita Yamashita	1
Shingo Hyodo	1
Takuma Nishimura	1
Ryohei Michibuchi	1
Takuma Nishimura	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-08-29 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-08-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 FC Tōkyō L 2021-08-21 Yokohama F·Marinos 5–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-08-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Yokohama FC D 2021-08-09 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-08-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Gamba Osaka L

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-08-29 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-08-25 Sagan Tosu FC 0–4 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2021-08-21 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-08-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-08-09 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō W 2021-07-24 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.91 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai25% Draw29% Sagan Tosu FC46%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai17% Draw50% Sagan Tosu FC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 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

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

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.