Vegalta Sendai vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Vegalta Sendai vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 23 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–0 W 17 Oct Oita FC Trinita A 0–2 L 02 Oct Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 25 Sep Tokushima Vortis H 0–1 L 18 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–2 L 12 Sep Gamba Osaka A 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Oct Vegalta Sendai A 0–2 L 03 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W 26 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–0 W 22 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L 18 Sep Kashiwa Reysol A 3–0 W 11 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–3 L Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima0-153/116-301/231-453/146-605/–61-753/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Vegalta Sendai is hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima for another epic battle.
- 5' 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 Sho Sasaki suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Goal! Kunimitsu Sekiguchi scores his 7 goal in 275 matches.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 313 games and scored 398 goals.
- 18' The referee calls foul for Rhayner. He receives a Yellow card.
- 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 28' Cayman Togashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 33' 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.
- 38' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Ezequiel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Kosei Shibasaki by Ezequiel on 46 minute.
- 51' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 58' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kyohei Yoshino.
- 59' The whistle greets Tomoya Fujii as he departs to be replaced by Yusuke Chajima.
- 64' Takuma Nishimura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cayman Togashi on 64 minute.
- 69' 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.
- 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 75' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felippe Cardoso is hanging Shuhei Akasaki on the field on 75 minute.
- 79' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Rhayner is replaced by Taishi Matsumoto.
- 84' Yuki Nogami needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 87' Koji Hachisuka has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chihiro Kato on 87 minute.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Lineups
Vegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
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Shingo Tomita ↓ Rikiya Uehara 87'
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Chihiro Kato ↓ Koji Hachisuka 87'
Bench
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Koji Hachisuka ↑ 87'
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Takuma Nishimura ↑ 64'
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Felippe Cardoso ↑ 75'
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Rikiya Uehara ↑ 87'
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Ryoma Kida ↑ 64'
Coach Makoto TeguramoriSanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups
Starting XI
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Rhayner ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 79'
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Kosei Shibasaki ↓ Ezequiel 46'
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Yuya Asano ↓ Junior Santos 59'
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Tomoya Fujii ↓ Yusuke Chajima 59'
Bench
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Ezequiel ↑ 46'
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Junior Santos ↑ 59'
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Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 79'
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Yusuke Chajima ↑ 59'
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Coach Hiroshi Jofuku -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Leandro Pereira 2 Patric 2 Patric 2 Yoshifumi Kashiwa 1 Shingo Hyodo 1 Junior Santos 1 Hiroaki Okuno 1 Shuhei Akasaki 1 Head to Head
Vegalta Sendai Form
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form
2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-10-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-09-26 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-09-18 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-09-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.14 Vegalta Sendai xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.93 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xGI would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vegalta Sendai winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.07Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Vegalta Sendai or Draw 73%Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 57%Vegalta Sendai or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Vegalta Sendai win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15%1 – 1 14.3%1 – 0 13.1%0 – 1 10.4%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 7.4%1 – 2 6%0 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 3.6%3 – 0 3%3 – 1 2.9%1 – 3 1.9%Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai
Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 22% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 18% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.