Tuesday , 6 October 2026

Yokohama FC vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Yokohama FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Vegalta Sendai
Sun 12 Jul 2020 · 09:00 UTC NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium HT 45+7' · FT 45+5'
Y 12' Shun Nagasawa
Y 18' Keiya Shiihashi
Y 90' Wataru Tanaka

Overview

Match Preview

Yokohama FC vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Referee Koji Morikawa
  • Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
  • Referee Toru Kakinuma

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 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

4
Yokohama FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Vegalta Sendai
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-12 Yokohama FC 1–1 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Yokohama FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Vegalta Sendai H 1–1 D
08 Jul Kashiwa Reysol A 3–1 W
04 Jul Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–2 L
23 Feb Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jul Yokohama FC A 1–1 D
08 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–2 L
04 Jul Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
22 Feb Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 D
07 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L
30 Nov Ōita FC Trinita H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Yokohama FC vs Vegalta Sendai — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Yokohama FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vegalta Sendai's shape.
  • 12' Shun Nagasawa was booked on 12.
  • 12' Yuta Minami is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuji Rokutan at the 12 minute mark.
  • 17' Maguinho has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 18' It’s a booking for Vegalta Sendai player. Keiya Shiihashi gets a Yellow card.
  • 23' Vegalta Sendai fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 28' Hiroto Yamada needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' What composure from Kazunari Ichimi! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Yokohama FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' 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 Shun Nagasawa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' Takuma Nishimura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 57' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alexandre Guedes makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 59' The Yokohama FC manager makes a substitution. Takaaki Shichi departs to be replaced by Yusuke Matsuo.
  • 60' Yokohama FC make a change. Takuya Matsuura trudges off to be replaced by Kosuke Saito on 60 minutes.
  • 61' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Alexandre Guedes trudges off to be replaced by Takuma Nishimura on 61 minutes.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium. Yokohama FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Yokohama FC and Vegalta Sendai are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 76' Kensuke Sato has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 78' Kazunari Ichimi makes way for Yusuke Minagawa at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Yokohama FC.
  • 79' A change in the Vegalta Sendai ranks — Shun Nagasawa exits the field as Hiroto Yamada enters on 79.
  • 84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Yokohama FC and Vegalta Sendai are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Yoshiki Matsushita is replaced by Wataru Tanaka.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Wataru Tanaka.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Yokohama FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takahiro Shimotaira

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takashi Kiyama

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.12 Yokohama FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Vegalta Sendai xG
I would bet for: Yokohama FC or Vegalta Sendai 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Yokohama FC38% Draw31% Vegalta Sendai31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Yokohama FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Vegalta Sendai
62%
Yokohama FC or Vegalta Sendai
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Yokohama FC24% Draw52% Vegalta Sendai24%
Actual: Yokohama FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Yokohama FC

Handicap Yokohama FC covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Yokohama FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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