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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

Match Preview

Vegalta Sendai vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
  • Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
  • Referee Akihiro Takeda
  • Referee Keisuke Nobori
8 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 11.0 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 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

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 Jubilo 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
33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
0-15
–/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/4
46-60
–/2
61-75
4/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Vegalta Sendai and Vissel Kobe.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kentro Seki, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' It’s high time Susumu Watanabe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takayuki Yoshida will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' Vegalta Sendai have won 158 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' Vissel Kobe seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at . Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 80' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Shota Kobayashi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Keijiro Ogawa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • 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
Kazuki Oiwa 1
Yoshiki Matsushita 1
Masatoshi Mihara 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 Jubilo 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.