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 (2026/26)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 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 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	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

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

22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Yurtec Stadium Sendai will turn into a battlefield for Vegalta Sendai and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi makes it 1-0.
15' Rhayner needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
18' The referee has no hesitation. Rhayner is booked for Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yellow card on 18.
23' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' 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.
33' Japan international Toshihiro Aoyama has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
43' Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 427 goals from 335 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Ezequiel on, Kosei Shibasaki off on 46 minutes.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vegalta Sendai and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' Vegalta Sendai are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
58' Vegalta Sendai player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
59' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Tomoya Fujii by Yusuke Chajima on 59 minute.
64' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Cayman Togashi is replaced by Takuma Nishimura on 64 minute.
69' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
74' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
75' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Shuhei Akasaki is replaced by Felippe Cardoso.
79' The supporters are chanting for Taishi Matsumoto. He replaces Rhayner on 79 minute.
84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
87' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Chihiro Kato is replaced by Koji Hachisuka on 87 minute.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have plenty to reflect on. Vegalta Sendai were simply the better side today.

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
Leandro Pereira	2
Patric	2
Patric	2
Douglas Vieira	1
Ramon Lopes	1
Yoshiki Matsushita	1
Yoshifumi Kashiwa	1
Shingo Hyodo	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-10-17 Oita 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.