Vissel Kobe vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Vissel Kobe vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.
- Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Nov Vegalta Sendai H 4–2 W 24 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 2–2 D 16 Oct Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W 02 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds H 5–1 W 29 Sep Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L 24 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Nov Vissel Kobe A 2–4 L 23 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–0 W 17 Oct Oita FC Trinita A 0–2 L 02 Oct Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 25 Sep Tokushima Vortis H 0–1 L 18 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–2 L Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Vissel Kobe0-15–/–16-303/431-453/446-60–/261-754/176+3/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vissel Kobe and Vegalta Sendai has kicked off!
- 3' What a strike from Yoshinori Muto! The score is 1-0.
- 4' Yoshinori Muto with the second goal in the match!
- 6' What a strike from Takumi Mase! The score is 2-1.
- 8' Tawiah was booked on 8.
- 13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 421 games and scored 438 goals.
- 18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
- 23' 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.
- 28' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 35' Goal! Douglas scores his 51 goal in 362 matches.
- 40' 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.
- 44' Tawiah was booked on 44.
- 46' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Naoya Fukumori is hanging Shuhei Akasaki on the field on 46 minute.
- 51' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Naoya Fukumori has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 52' What a strike from Chihiro Kato! The score is 3-2.
- 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 60' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 60 minute. Yuya Nakasaka leaves to be changed by Hotaru Yamaguchi.
- 61' Takuma Nishimura is replacing Chihiro Kato for the Vegalta Sendai side.
- 62' What a strike from Hotaru Yamaguchi! The score is 4-2.
- 67' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 67 minute. Douglas leaves to be changed by Yuya Osako.
- 70' GOAL! Lincoln scores on 70. Assisted by Iniesta
- 71' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 71 minute. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi leaves to be changed by Koji Hachisuka.
- 73' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Iniesta by Shion Inoue on 73 minute.
- 78' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Shingo Tomita departs to be replaced by Foguinho.
- 83' 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.
- 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Vissel Kobe players.
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Lineups
Vissel Kobe Lineups
Starting XI
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- 24
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6
Sergi Samper ↓ Leo Osaki 46'
- 18
- 19
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8
Iniesta ↓ Shion Inoue 73'
- 7
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49
Douglas ↓ Yuya Osako 67'
- 31
- 17
Bench
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10
Yuya Osako ↑ 67'
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29
Lincoln ↑ 60'
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- 3
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25
Leo Osaki ↑ 46'
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5
Hotaru Yamaguchi ↑ 60'
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20
Shion Inoue ↑ 73'
Vegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Shingo Tomita ↓ Foguinho 78'
- 7
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11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Naoya Fukumori 46'
- 42
- 16
- 6
- 14
- 27
- 5
- 25
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26
Chihiro Kato ↓ Takuma Nishimura 60'
Bench
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4
Koji Hachisuka ↑ 71'
- 18
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15
Takuma Nishimura ↑ 60'
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33
Felippe Cardoso ↑ 60'
- 22
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3
Naoya Fukumori ↑ 46'
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35
Foguinho ↑ 78'
Coach Makoto Teguramori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kyogo Furuhashi 4 Yuta Goke 2 Douglas 2 Keijiro Ogawa 2 Yoshinori Muto 2 Masatoshi Mihara 1 Noriaki Fujimoto 1 Takumi Mase 1 Head to Head
Vissel Kobe Form
Vegalta Sendai Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.06 Vissel Kobe xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.12 Vegalta Sendai xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Vissel Kobe to win 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vissel Kobe winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.18Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Vissel Kobe or Draw 82%Draw or Vegalta Sendai 40%Vissel Kobe or Vegalta Sendai 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Vissel Kobe win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–2 not predicted4 – 2Actual1 – 1 10.4%2 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 8.8%1 – 0 8%3 – 1 6.5%3 – 0 5.9%0 – 0 5.7%2 – 2 5.3%1 – 2 5.2%0 – 1 4%3 – 2 3.7%4 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe
Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 18% 65% -1.5 35% — 65% -1 35% 22% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 12% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.