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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
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 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
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' KICK OFF: Vegalta Sendai gets underway.
  • 5' Takuma Abe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lukas Podolski made 457 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Susumu Watanabe will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Katsuya Nagato has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vegalta Sendai must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vegalta Sendai and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' Japan international Naoki Ishihara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 75' Ko Itakura has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' Masatoshi Mihara, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' 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 Junya Tanaka suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Shun Nagasawa 1
David Villa 1
Ryuho Kikuchi 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.