Vegalta Sendai vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Vegalta Sendai

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Vissel Kobe

Sat 3 Apr 2021 · 05:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'

Tawiah 82' Y

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Vegalta Sendai vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
Referee Masuya Ueda
Referee Shu Kawamata
Referee Osamu nomura

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

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 16 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Vissel Kobe 2020-10-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Vissel Kobe 2020-08-08 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Vegalta Sendai 2019-11-02 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Vissel Kobe	H	0–2	L
21 Mar	FC Tokyo	A	1–2	L
13 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–3	L
10 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–5	L
06 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–5	L
27 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–0	W
20 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	4–3	W
17 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
13 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–1	L
10 Mar	FC Tokyo	A	3–2	W
06 Mar	Tokushima Vortis	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

5/1

61-75

3/6

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	6 G
Yoshinori Muto	4 G	2 A
Ren Komatsu	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G

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 Vissel Kobe for another epic battle.
5' Vegalta Sendai are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vissel Kobe backline.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' Brilliant from the forward! Kyogo Furuhashi makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 15.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
21' A stunning finish from Ryuho Kikuchi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
29' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Daiju Sasaki is withdrawn and Shion Inoue gets his opportunity.
34' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vegalta Sendai and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
44' Quentin Martinus is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vegalta Sendai so far.
49' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
54' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' Vegalta Sendai currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
62' Koji Hachisuka gets the nod from Vegalta Sendai. He replaces Takumi Mase and will look to change the dynamic.
63' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Yuya Nakasaka exits the field as Asahi Masuyama enters on 63.
68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Makoto Teguramori will be considering his options from the bench.
73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vegalta Sendai and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
78' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Shingo Tomita trudges off to be replaced by Yusuke Minagawa on 78 minutes.
79' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryo Hatsuse is hanging Nagisa Sakurauchi on the field on 79 minute.
80' Magnificent from Yoshiki Matsushita! That is 8 goals in 455 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tawiah.
86' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Ryoma Kida is replaced by Yasuhiro Hiraoka.
Vegalta Sendai will have plenty to reflect on. Vissel Kobe were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka ↑ 86'
4
Koji Hachisuka ↑ 62'
16
Kyohei Yoshino
6
Rikiya Uehara ↑ 62'
19
Yusuke Minagawa ↑ 78'
1
Yuma Obata
26
Chihiro Kato ↑ 62'

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Ryo Hatsuse ↑ 79'
32
Ryotaro Hironaga
14
Takuya Yasui ↑ 79'
37
Asahi Masuyama ↑ 63'
25
Leo Osaki
20
Shion Inoue ↑ 29'
9
Noriaki Fujimoto ↑ 79'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kyogo Furuhashi	4
Yoshinori Muto	2
Yuta Goke	2
Douglas	2
Keijiro Ogawa	2
Naoki Ishihara	1
Dankler	1
Hotaru Yamaguchi	1

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-04-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Vissel Kobe L 2021-03-21 FC Tokyo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-03-13 Shonan Bellmare 3–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-03-10 Sagan Tosu FC 5–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-03-06 Vegalta Sendai 1–5 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-02-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-04-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2021-03-20 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Vissel Kobe W 2021-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-03-13 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-03-10 FC Tokyo 2–3 Vissel Kobe W 2021-03-06 Tokushima Vortis 1–1 Vissel Kobe D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.14 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

1.88 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai23% Draw25% Vissel Kobe52%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw

48%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

77%

Vegalta Sendai or Vissel Kobe

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vegalta Sendai18% Draw43% Vissel Kobe39%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

6.6%

1 – 3

5.9%

2 – 1

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 3

5.2%

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

3.4%

2 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap	Vegalta Sendai covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	22%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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