Vegalta Sendai vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Vegalta Sendai

2 – 0

Full Time

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 05:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 18' Rhayner

Kyohei Yoshino 58' Y

Overview

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Vegalta Sendai vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

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

Vegalta Sendai 10 games · Avg 1.6 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai 2020-10-31 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2020-08-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai 2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–0	W
17 Oct	Ōita 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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 history

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Yurtec Stadium Sendai as Vegalta Sendai face off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Kunimitsu Sekiguchi puts Vegalta Sendai on the lead.
15' Poland international Jakub Slowik has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
18' Rhayner was booked on 18.
23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vegalta Sendai side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
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' 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.
43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Kosei Shibasaki is withdrawn and Ezequiel gets his opportunity.
51' Vegalta Sendai are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
56' It is a cagey affair so far. Vegalta Sendai in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
58' Kyohei Yoshino has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
59' The crowd applauds Tomoya Fujii as he leaves the pitch. Yusuke Chajima steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
64' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Cayman Togashi departs to be replaced by Takuma Nishimura.
69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vegalta Sendai that had 275 games and scored 158 goals.
74' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
75' The whistle greets Shuhei Akasaki as he departs to be replaced by Felippe Cardoso.
79' The whistle greets Rhayner as he departs to be replaced by Taishi Matsumoto.
84' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
87' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 87 minute. Chihiro Kato leaves to be changed by Koji Hachisuka.
With this win, Vegalta Sendai is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

17
Shingo Tomita ↓ Rikiya Uehara 87'
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Ryoma Kida 64'
11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Felippe Cardoso 75'
42
Cayman Togashi ↓ Takuma Nishimura 64'
16
Kyohei Yoshino
8
Yoshiki Matsushita
14
Takayoshi Ishihara
27
Jakub Slowik
5
Tawiah
25
Takumi Mase
26
Chihiro Kato ↓ Koji Hachisuka 87'

Bench

4
Koji Hachisuka ↑ 87'
15
Takuma Nishimura ↑ 64'
33
Felippe Cardoso ↑ 75'
6
Rikiya Uehara ↑ 87'
22
Nedeljko Stojisic
3
Naoya Fukumori
32
Ryoma Kida ↑ 64'

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Ezequiel ↑ 46'
37
Junior Santos ↑ 59'
38
Keisuke Osako
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 79'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 59'
33
Yuta Imazu
41
Yoichi Naganuma

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patric	2
Leandro Pereira	2
Patric	2
Shuhei Akasaki	1
Hiroaki Okuno	1
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi	1
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	1
Ryoma Kida	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-10-17 Ōita FC Trinita 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-10-02 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-09-25 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-09-18 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-09-12 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Vegalta Sendai W

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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.14 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai43% Draw30% Sanfrecce Hiroshima27%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Vegalta Sendai26% Draw54% Sanfrecce Hiroshima20%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15%

1 – 1

14.3%

1 – 0

13.1%

0 – 1

10.4%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 0

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.