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

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J. League · 2021

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Vissel Kobe

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

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

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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

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 Tōkyō	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 Tōkyō	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

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 Yurtec Stadium Sendai that hosts another battle between Vegalta Sendai and Vissel Kobe.
5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' 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.
15' Kyogo Furuhashi puts Vissel Kobe on the lead.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
21' Goal! Ryuho Kikuchi scores his 15 goal in 444 matches.
26' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Shion Inoue has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
29' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Daiju Sasaki departs to be replaced by Shion Inoue.
34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
39' 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.
44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takayoshi Ishihara, as he is very good at scoring at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
49' 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.
54' 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.
59' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' Koji Hachisuka is replacing Takumi Mase for the Vegalta Sendai side.
63' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Yuya Nakasaka is replaced by Asahi Masuyama.
68' Ryoma Kida needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
73' 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.
78' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 78 minute. Shingo Tomita leaves to be changed by Yusuke Minagawa.
79' Ryo Hatsuse is replacing Nagisa Sakurauchi for the Vissel Kobe side.
80' What a strike from Yoshiki Matsushita! The score is 1-2.
82' The referee shows Vegalta Sendai player a Yellow card on 82.
86' The whistle greets Ryoma Kida as he departs to be replaced by Yasuhiro Hiraoka.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vissel Kobe players.

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
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

2021-04-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Vissel Kobe L 2021-03-21 FC Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō 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.