It's still early in the J-League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Shonan Bellmare - Vegalta Sendai preview!
- Vegalta Sendai have the most conceded goals (11) in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Bellmare nor Vegalta Sendai as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first J-League game of the season here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka. Last season these fans witnessed 4 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses from Shonan Bellmare's 17 home games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Bellmare to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager B. Ukishima led his Bellmare to a defeat in the J-League match away at Kashima Antlers. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Lemon Gas Stadium Hiratsuka. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Kashiwa Reysol.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Shonan Bellmare have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost four.
The manager B. Ukishima will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tokyo in only four days.
Shonan Bellmare has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
The J-League season is young and Vegalta Sendai, who have the most conceded goals (11) in J-League, have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Vegalta Sendai, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-5 versus Sagan Tosu (placed 2nd). A loss against Kawasaki Frontale was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Vegalta lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Vegalta Sendai in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Vegalta, zero draws and four defeats.
After this away game Vegalta return home for a J-League game against Gamba Osaka. That game is only four sleeps after this.
1 goal so far away for Vegalta Sendai, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Bellmare won two, Vegalta Sendai won six and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Okamoto 2 goals |  S. Akasaki 1 goals | R. Uehara 1 goals |
Shonan Bellmare missing players
Vegalta Sendai missing players
| Shonan Bellmare | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 6.7 |
| 1.7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 29% |
- Vegalta Sendai have the most conceded goals (11) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai have the the worst goal difference (-9) in J-League
| Shonan Bellmare | Last season | Vegalta Sendai | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 10 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Lost | L | 8 | 18 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Scored | S | 22 | 36 | ||
| 48 | 19 | Conceded | C | 29 | 61 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 53% | 41% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 71% | ||
| 41% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 56% | ||
| 26% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 38% | ||
| 15% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 35% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 53% | ||
| 26% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 24% | ||
| 41% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 35% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.2 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sagan Tosu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Oita Trinita | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Urawa Reds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Tokushima Vortis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Avispa Fukuoka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 31 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 57 | 83 |
| 2 | Gamba Osaka | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 65 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 63 |
| 4 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 60 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 59 |
| 6 | Tokyo | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 5 | 57 |
| 7 | Kashiwa Reysol | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 52 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 48 |
| 9 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 59 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 47 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 34 | -13 | 46 |
| 11 | Oita Trinita | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -9 | 43 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -11 | 39 |
| 13 | Sagan Tosu | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Vissel Kobe | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 59 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -9 | 36 |
| 15 | Yokohama | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 60 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -22 | 33 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 70 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 35 | -22 | 28 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -25 | 28 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -19 | 27 |