Vegalta Sendai vs V-Varen Nagasaki, 2018

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Sat 31 Mar 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Vegalta Sendai vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League .

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
V-Varen Nagasaki 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yagi Akane
Referee Atsushi Kamimura
Referee Ryosuke Yamaoka
Referee Junichi Kabasawa

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 1.4 goals V-Varen Nagasaki

Last 5 meetings

2018-03-31 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-11-26 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–0 Vegalta Sendai 2017-05-14 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Vegalta Sendai 2017-01-08 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2016-05-01 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Mar	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	1–0	W
31 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–2	L
18 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–1	D
17 Mar	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
11 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	0–1	L
10 Mar	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D

V-Varen Nagasaki

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Mar	Vegalta Sendai	A	0–1	L
31 Mar	Kingstonian FC	H	4–1	W
18 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–2	L
17 Mar	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
11 Mar	FC Tokyo	H	4–2	W
10 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

10% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vegalta Sendai and V-Varen Nagasaki has kicked off!
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 Naoki Ishihara suffering a number of foals already.
10' V-Varen Nagasaki is showing some good football. However, V-Varen Nagasaki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' V-Varen Nagasaki is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' V-Varen Nagasaki fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shota Kobayashi, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
30' Vegalta Sendai currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' Teppei Usui needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' Vegalta Sendai are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against V-Varen Nagasaki's shape.
45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
50' The travelling V-Varen Nagasaki supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' 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.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Yasuhiro Hiraoka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
75' It looks surprising V-Varen Nagasaki does not make any changes. Ryutaro Iio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' Musashi Suzuki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vegalta Sendai side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
90' Ryota Takasugi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 188 appearances.
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

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Takuma Nishimura	1
Takuma Nishimura	1
Takashi Sawada	1
Takashi Sawada	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2018-03-31 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-03-31 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-03-18 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2018-03-17 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2018-03-11 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2018-03-31 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-03-31 V-Varen Nagasaki 4–1 Kingstonian FC W 2018-03-18 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-03-17 Gamba Osaka 1–2 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-03-11 V-Varen Nagasaki 4–2 FC Tokyo W 2018-03-10 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.18 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 V-Varen Nagasaki xG

I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai44% Draw31% V-Varen Nagasaki25%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw

75%

Draw or V-Varen Nagasaki

56%

Vegalta Sendai or V-Varen Nagasaki

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vegalta Sendai28% Draw54% V-Varen Nagasaki18%

Actual: Vegalta Sendai win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.3%

1 – 1

14.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.9%

2 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

5.5%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

3.4%

3 – 0

3.3%

3 – 1

1 – 3

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap	Vegalta Sendai covers	Push	V-Varen Nagasaki covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	23%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	17%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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