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	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tokyo	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

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

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' And we are off! Vissel Kobe vs Vegalta Sendai — let the football do the talking.
3' Yoshinori Muto adds to his 1 season tally! Vissel Kobe lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
4' GOAL! Yoshinori Muto fires home to make it 2-0!
6' Takumi Mase is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
8' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tawiah.
13' 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.
18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
23' Vissel Kobe are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vegalta Sendai backline.
28' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
33' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Brilliant from the ! Douglas makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 35.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
44' Tawiah is having his name booked by the referee 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 is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Vegalta Sendai's compact .
52' What a moment for Chihiro Kato! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
57' 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.
60' Hotaru Yamaguchi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuya Nakasaka on 60 minute.
61' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Chihiro Kato departs to be replaced by Takuma Nishimura.
62' Hotaru Yamaguchi does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
67' Vissel Kobe make a change. Douglas trudges off to be replaced by Yuya Osako on 67 minutes.
70' Goal! Lincoln scores his 5 goal in 397 matches.
71' Vegalta Sendai ring the changes. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi has done his job and it is now time for Koji Hachisuka to step up.
73' Time for substitution for Vissel Kobe. Iniesta is replaced by Shion Inoue.
78' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Shingo Tomita trudges off to be replaced by Foguinho on 78 minutes.
83' It’s high time Makoto Teguramori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
88' 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.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Vissel Kobe to claim maximum points.

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
Keijiro Ogawa	2
Yoshinori Muto	2
Yuta Goke	2
Douglas	2
Kazuki Oiwa	1
Yoshiki Matsushita	1
Masatoshi Mihara	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.