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Vegalta Sendai vs Vissel Kobe, 2018

J. League · 2018
Vegalta Sendai
1 – 1
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sat 10 Mar 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Vegalta Sendai vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
  • Referee Akihiro Takeda
  • Referee Keisuke Nobori

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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

2
2
12
Vegalta Sendai 16 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-02-03 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2017-08-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2017-02-25 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Vissel Kobe 2016-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–2 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
03 Mar FC Tōkyō A 1–0 W
03 Mar Júbilo Iwata H 0–6 L
25 Feb Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W
25 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
21 Feb Kashima Antlers H 1–3 L
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
03 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–4 L
02 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
26 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
23 Feb Sagan Tosu FC A 1–1 D
19 Feb Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G
Yoshinori Muto 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Vegalta Sendai are looking to make home advantage count against Vissel Kobe.
  • 5' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vegalta Sendai and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' It’s high time Susumu Watanabe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Susumu Watanabe might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' Kazuki Oiwa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vegalta Sendai needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' Ko Itakura is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
  • 70' Naoki Ishihara, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' Keijiro Ogawa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vegalta Sendai and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' Vegalta Sendai have won 158 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • The points are shared — Vegalta Sendai 1-1 Vissel Kobe. Honours even.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kyogo Furuhashi 4
Keijiro Ogawa 2
Yoshinori Muto 2
Yuta Goke 2
Douglas 2
David Villa 1
Ryuho Kikuchi 1
Kazuki Oiwa 1

Head to Head

2018-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2018-02-03 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2017-08-27 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Vegalta Sendai 2017-02-25 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Vissel Kobe 2016-09-23 Vissel Kobe 4–2 Vegalta Sendai

Vegalta Sendai Form

2018-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2018-03-03 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-03-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–6 Júbilo Iwata L 2018-02-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-02-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-02-21 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Kashima Antlers L

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2018-03-03 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-03-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-02-23 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2018-02-19 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Vissel Kobe 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai33% Draw29% Vissel Kobe38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
61%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
67%
Vegalta Sendai or Vissel Kobe
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai23% Draw47% Vissel Kobe30%
Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 2
7.2%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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