Vegalta Sendai should be expected winners of this home fixture versus Ventforet Kofu, if the league positions are thought to provide some clues. Or could we be looking at a possible?
- Vegalta Sendai have the most scored goals (44) in J2-League
- Ventforet Kofu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vegalta Sendai and Ventforet Kofu.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
Overall J2-League results playing at home this season for Vegalta Sendai are 6-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Vegalta, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Machida Zelvia away with the result 3-2. Minagawa, Nakajima and Tae-Hyeon found the net in that victory. Sweet to taste a league win after four games without.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Montedio Yamagata that ended 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Vegalta Sendai perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vegalta Sendai as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Vegalta Sendai has won 2 of these, drawn 5 and lost 6.
Take note: 9 of the latest 12 league games from these players have had at least one goal from each team.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Vegalta Sendai as they are travelling to their away game against Ryūkyū in the J2-League. That match is four days after this one.
Vegalta Sendai have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with 20 goals in 13 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Ventforet Kofu form and stats
Playing away, Ventforet Kofu have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the J2-League this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Ventforet in their previous game as they lost hosting V-Varen Nagasaki, 0-1.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Renofa Yamaguchi's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Ventforet Kofu in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Ventforet Kofu, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Few goals the story here? 10 of this club's last 11 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ventforet Kofu are hosting Blaublitz Akita in the J2-League only four days away.
Ventforet Kofu are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Ventforet have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road. Ventforet Kofu has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides get together this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Ventforet Kofu - Vegalta Sendai 2-3. Vegalta Sendai-Ventforet Kofu H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Vegalta four wins, Ventforet Kofu two wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Togashi 6 goals | M. Nakayama 6 goals |  M. Hasegawa 6 goals |
Vegalta Sendai missing players
Ventforet Kofu missing players
| Vegalta Sendai | Ventforet Kofu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 13 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 13 | 6 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 44 | 20 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 33 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 28 |
| 88% | 77% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 92% |
| 88% | 77% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 71% |
| 67% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 46% | 33% |
| 46% | 31% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 23% | 17% |
| 29% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 12% |
| 62% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 62% |
| 29% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 25% |
| 21% | 31% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 21% |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.8 | 11.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 39% | 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 26% | 23% |
| 11.2 | 11.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
- Vegalta Sendai have the most matches over the total-line (11) in J2-League
- Vegalta Sendai have the most scored goals (44) in J2-League
- Vegalta Sendai have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in J2-League
- Ventforet Kofu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 49 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 44 |
| 4 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Fagiano Okayama | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Machida Zelvia | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | JEF United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Roasso Kumamoto | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 18 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | Montedio Yamagata | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 32 |
| 11 | Tokyo Verdy | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 13 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 14 | Mito Hollyhock | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 30 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 30 |
| 16 | Ventforet Kofu | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 30 |
| 17 | Tochigi | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 27 |
| 18 | Blaublitz Akita | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 27 |
| 19 | Grulla Morioka | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -19 | 26 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 23 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 22 |
| 22 | Ryūkyū | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -20 | 15 |
