Vegalta Sendai vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Vegalta Sendai

2 – 3

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Vissel Kobe

Wed 28 Oct 2020 · 10:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'

Y 90' Hiroki Iikura

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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 Reo Tanaka
Referee Koichiro Fukushima
Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
Referee Tomohisa Gonda

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

Vegalta Sendai 16 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

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 2018-12-01 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Vissel Kobe	H	2–3	L
24 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
18 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–6	L
14 Oct	Yokohama FC	H	0–0	D
10 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
03 Oct	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–3	D

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Oct	Vegalta Sendai	A	3–2	W
21 Oct	Kashima Antlers	H	1–3	L
18 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–2	L
14 Oct	Ōita FC Trinita	H	1–1	D
10 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–4	L
04 Oct	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	3–2	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' What a night it is going to be! Vegalta Sendai welcome Vissel Kobe for this crunch clash at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.
5' Para has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' Vegalta Sendai currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jakub Slowik made 275 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takashi Kiyama will be considering his options from the bench.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' Takuma Hamasaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
47' Against the run of play, Kyogo Furuhashi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yuta Goke makes it 0-2.
53' GOAL! Shun Nagasawa scores on 53.
58' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Isaac Cuenca is replaced by Takayoshi Ishihara.
63' 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.
66' Junya Tanaka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Noriaki Fujimoto at the 66 minute mark.
69' The Vegalta Sendai bench stirs into life. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi is withdrawn and Takumi Sasaki gets his opportunity.
74' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
76' A stunning finish from Ryutaro Iio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
77' The Brazil Douglas breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 2-3!
82' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Sergi Samper is withdrawn and Takuya Yasui gets his opportunity.
84' Wataru Tanaka is replacing Keiya Shiihashi for the Vegalta Sendai side.
89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' Hiroki Iikura catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
90' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Kyogo Furuhashi is replaced by Keijiro Ogawa.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vissel Kobe to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka
39
Kim Jungya
5
Keiya Shiihashi C ↓ Wataru Tanaka 84'
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Takumi Sasaki 69'
3
Ryutaro Iio
20
Shun Nagasawa
42
Hiroto Yamada ↓ Alexandre Guedes 58'
9
Isaac Cuenca ↓ Takayoshi Ishihara 58'
27
Jakub Slowik
2
Para
26
Takuma Hamasaki ↓ Shogo Nakahara 69'

Bench

37
Shogo Nakahara ↑ 69'
29
Alexandre Guedes ↑ 58'
14
Takayoshi Ishihara ↑ 58'
23
Simao Junior
30
Wataru Tanaka ↑ 84'
24
Yuma Obata
28
Takumi Sasaki ↑ 69'

Coach Takashi Kiyama

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Daiya Maekawa
44
So Fujitani
14
Takuya Yasui ↑ 82'
21
Junya Tanaka ↑ 66'
13
Keijiro Ogawa ↑ 90'
38
Daiju Sasaki ↑ 66'
17
Ryuho Kikuchi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-10-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Vissel Kobe L 2020-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-10-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Yokohama FC D 2020-10-10 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-10-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–3 Vegalta Sendai D

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-10-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Vissel Kobe W 2020-10-21 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2020-10-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-10-14 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Ōita FC Trinita D 2020-10-10 Kashiwa Reysol 4–3 Vissel Kobe L 2020-10-04 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–3 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.51 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Vissel Kobe 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai33% Draw26% Vissel Kobe41%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw

59%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

67%

Vegalta Sendai or Vissel Kobe

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai26% Draw43% Vissel Kobe31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 2

5.8%

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap	Vegalta Sendai covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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