The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Tokushima Vortis are in the 9th position while the guesting Vegalta Sendai worry at 20th.
- Tokushima Vortis have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Tokushima 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.
These teams have little in common geographically as Vegalta Sendai have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Tokushima Vortis at their home stadium (Pocari Sweat Stadium) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Ahead of that match, Tokushima lost 0-1 at home to Oita Trinita.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Tokushima have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won five times, drawn four and lost one.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Tokushima Vortis as they are travelling to their away game against Urawa Reds in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
Tokushima has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
The visitors are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the J-League. It's looking increasingly bleak for Vegalta who now has to deal with a five game losing streak. Sanfrecce Hiroshima was the last time a defeat was avoided. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Teguramori, the Vegalta manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Vegalta failed to get anything from their last game, a J-League home match vs Vissel Kobe (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Shimizu S-Pulse.
We have checked recent matches where Vegalta have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were two victories, two draws and nine defeats.
After this away game Vegalta return home for a J-League game against Yokohama F. Marinos. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The attacking power of Vegalta when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Vegalta are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 3 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - four - five (Tokushima wins - draws - Vegalta Sendai wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Kakita 3 goals |  T. Miyashiro 2 goals | K. Iwao 1 goals |
Tokushima Vortis missing players
Vegalta Sendai missing players
| Tokushima Vortis | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.4 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.7 | 13 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
| 3.1 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| 36% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 17% | 20% |
- All of Tokushima Vortis's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Vegalta Sendai's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Tokushima Vortis have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in J-League
- Tokushima Vortis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vegalta Sendai have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Vegalta Sendai have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vegalta Sendai have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai have yet to win a game.
- Vegalta Sendai haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 22 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Tokushima Vortis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Avispa Fukuoka | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 8 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Oita Trinita | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19 | Yokohama | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -14 | 1 |
| 20 | Vegalta Sendai | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -14 | 1 |