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

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J. League · 2021

Vissel Kobe

4 – 2

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Vegalta Sendai

Wed 3 Nov 2021 · 07:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Tawiah

R 44' Tawiah

Overview

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

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

Vissel Kobe 16 games · Avg 3.2 goals Vegalta Sendai

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-03 Vissel Kobe 4–2 Vegalta Sendai 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

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

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Nov	Vissel Kobe	A	2–4	L
23 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–0	W
17 Oct	Ōita 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 history

43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/–

61-75

1/2

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G
Yoshinori Muto	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vissel Kobe to score. At the same time, Vegalta Sendai does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
3' Yoshinori Muto puts Vissel Kobe on the lead.
4' The Japan Yoshinori Muto breaks the deadlock on 4 minutes. 2-0!
6' GOAL! Takumi Mase fires home to make it 2-1!
8' Poor challenge from Tawiah. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
13' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
28' Vissel Kobe have won 478 goals from 451 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Douglas makes it 3-1.
40' 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 Rikiya Uehara suffering a number of foals already.
44' That is a Red card for Vegalta Sendai. Tawiah will be fuming at that decision.
46' Shuhei Akasaki makes way for Naoya Fukumori at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vegalta Sendai.
51' Yuta Goke has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 451 appearances.
52' Chihiro Kato makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Vegalta Sendai are in front.
57' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Kyohei Yoshino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Yuya Nakasaka has done his job and it is now time for Hotaru Yamaguchi to step up.
61' Vegalta Sendai ring the changes. Chihiro Kato has done his job and it is now time for Takuma Nishimura to step up.
62' Hotaru Yamaguchi does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
67' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuya Osako is hanging Douglas on the field on 67 minute.
70' GOAL! Lincoln fires home to make it 5-2!
71' The crowd applauds Kunimitsu Sekiguchi as he leaves the pitch. Koji Hachisuka steps in for Vegalta Sendai.
73' Shion Inoue gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Iniesta and will look to change the dynamic.
78' Another substitution for Vegalta Sendai to replace Shingo Tomita by Foguinho on 78 minute.
83' Vegalta Sendai are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
88' Yuya Nakasaka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vegalta Sendai so far.
With this win, Vissel Kobe is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Yuya Osako ↑ 67'
29
Lincoln ↑ 60'
1
Daiya Maekawa
3
Yuki Kobayashi
25
Leo Osaki ↑ 46'
5
Hotaru Yamaguchi ↑ 60'
20
Shion Inoue ↑ 73'

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

17
Shingo Tomita ↓ Foguinho 78'
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Koji Hachisuka 71'
11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Naoya Fukumori 46'
42
Cayman Togashi ↓ Felippe Cardoso 60'
16
Kyohei Yoshino
6
Rikiya Uehara
14
Takayoshi Ishihara
27
Jakub Slowik
5
Tawiah
25
Takumi Mase
26
Chihiro Kato ↓ Takuma Nishimura 60'

Bench

4
Koji Hachisuka ↑ 71'
18
Shogo Nakahara
15
Takuma Nishimura ↑ 60'
33
Felippe Cardoso ↑ 60'
22
Nedeljko Stojisic
3
Naoya Fukumori ↑ 46'
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
Shuhei Akasaki	1
Chihiro Kato	1
Jakub Slowik	1

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-11-03 Vissel Kobe 4–2 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-10-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2021-10-16 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2021-10-02 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vissel Kobe L 2021-09-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Vissel Kobe W

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-11-03 Vissel Kobe 4–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-10-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-10-17 Ōita FC Trinita 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-10-02 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-09-25 Vegalta Sendai 0–1 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-09-18 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.06 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Vissel Kobe to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe60% Draw22% Vegalta Sendai18%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe42% Draw41% Vegalta Sendai17%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.8%

1 – 0

3 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

5.9%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

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.