Home advantage could prove decisive in Tokyo - Vegalta Sendai battle

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Competition: Japan J-League
Date: Sat 10.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ajinomoto Stadium (50100 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.

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 Tokyo and Vegalta Sendai.

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Tokyo form and stats

This stadium, Ajinomoto Stadium, has been a fortress for Tokyo so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 12-0-2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Ajinomoto Stadium.

Tokyo's previous game was a J-League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Vegalta Sendai. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Tokyo had a home game versus Cerezo Osaka which ended with a victory 3-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Tokyo matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from five games).

Tokyo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ajinomoto Stadium with 27 goals in 14 matches. Tokyo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ajinomoto Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 14 matches.

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Vegalta Sendai form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vegalta Sendai, who have the fewest points (4) away in J-League, so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-9 (win-draw-lose).

Vegalta Sendai play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Tokyo. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Júbilo Iwata.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Vegalta Sendai when being an outsider away as they are today, we find eight matches with the visitors losing 4 times, drawing 1 and winning 3 games.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Vegalta Sendai as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games. In the opposite end, Vegalta Sendai have conceded 18 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Tokyo - Vegalta Sendai 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Tokyo, 1 draw and 6 wins for Vegalta Sendai. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 8 games.

Top Goalscorers

Diego Oliveira
12 goals / 3 assists
K. Nagai
8 goals / 3 assists

Tokyo missing players

Vegalta Sendai missing players

Tokyo Vegalta Sendai
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
22 14 4 Played 4 11 22
15 12 3 Won 0 1 8
3 0 0 Drew 0 1 2
4 2 1 Lost 4 9 12
34 27 5 Scored 2 7 24
16 10 1 Conceded 8 18 32
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 91% 91%
64% 71% 50% Over 1.5 75% 55% 73%
36% 50% 0% Over 2.5 50% 36% 55%
23% 29% 0% Over 3.5 25% 18% 23%
9% 7% 0% Over 4.5 0% 9% 5%
32% 36% 0% BTTS 50% 36% 45%
50% 50% 75% Clean Sheets 0% 18% 23%
27% 14% 25% Failed To Score 50% 55% 41%
 
5.5 6.4 8.8 Corners For (avg) 4.8 5.3 4.9
5.6 5.3 4.5 Corners Against (avg) 5 4.5 5.1
0.7 0.5 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.8 1.3 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tokyo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Tokyo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vegalta Sendai have scored away.
  • Tokyo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Tokyo
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
07-07-19 JL Tokyo 3 - 1 Gamba Osaka
14-07-19 JL Tokyo 0 - 3 Kawasaki Frontale
20-07-19 JL Shimizu S-Pulse 0 - 2 Tokyo
03-08-19 JL Tokyo 3 - 0 Cerezo Osaka
10-08-19 JL Tokyo 1 - 0 Vegalta Sendai
14-08-19 EC Tokyo 10:00 Ventforet Kofu
17-08-19 JL Tokyo 10:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
24-08-19 JL Consadole Sapporo 04:00 Tokyo
30-08-19 JL Nagoya Grampus 10:30 Tokyo
04-09-19 NC Gamba Osaka 10:00 Tokyo
Vegalta Sendai
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup Club Friendlies J-League
All Home Away
06-07-19 JL Urawa Reds 1 - 0 Vegalta Sendai
13-07-19 JL Vegalta Sendai 0 - 4 Kashima Antlers
20-07-19 JL Cerezo Osaka 0 - 0 Vegalta Sendai
03-08-19 JL Vegalta Sendai 2 - 1 Júbilo Iwata
10-08-19 JL Tokyo 1 - 0 Vegalta Sendai
14-08-19 EC Vegalta Sendai 09:30 Kataller Toyama
17-08-19 JL Vegalta Sendai 10:00 Kawasaki Frontale
24-08-19 JL Vegalta Sendai 10:00 Shonan Bellmare
31-08-19 JL Sagan Tosu 10:30 Vegalta Sendai
04-10-19 JL Vegalta Sendai - Matsumoto Yamaga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Tokyo 22 15 3 4 34 16 14 12 0 2 27 10 8 3 3 2 7 6 18 48
2 Kashima Antlers 22 12 5 5 39 21 11 9 1 1 23 7 11 3 4 4 16 14 18 41
3 Kawasaki Frontale 22 10 9 3 33 18 12 3 8 1 13 8 10 7 1 2 20 10 15 39
4 Yokohama F. Marinos 22 12 3 7 36 28 11 7 3 1 20 8 11 5 0 6 16 20 8 39
5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 22 10 6 6 30 18 11 5 3 3 12 7 11 5 3 3 18 11 12 36
6 Oita Trinita 22 9 7 6 27 22 11 5 3 3 13 7 11 4 4 3 14 15 5 34
7 Consadole Sapporo 22 9 5 8 31 28 11 6 3 2 23 13 11 3 2 6 8 15 3 32
8 Cerezo Osaka 21 9 4 8 20 15 10 5 2 3 11 4 11 4 2 5 9 11 5 31
9 Nagoya Grampus 22 8 6 8 34 29 10 6 1 3 16 7 12 2 5 5 18 22 5 30
10 Urawa Reds 22 8 6 8 22 29 11 3 3 5 10 18 11 5 3 3 12 11 -7 30
11 Shimizu S-Pulse 22 8 4 10 28 42 10 5 0 5 14 21 12 3 4 5 14 21 -14 28
12 Gamba Osaka 22 6 8 8 28 32 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 3 4 4 15 18 -4 26
13 Shonan Bellmare 21 8 2 11 28 34 11 4 2 5 15 16 10 4 0 6 13 18 -6 26
14 Vegalta Sendai 22 8 2 12 24 32 11 7 1 3 17 14 11 1 1 9 7 18 -8 26
15 Vissel Kobe 22 6 5 11 33 39 10 3 3 4 18 18 12 3 2 7 15 21 -6 23
16 Matsumoto Yamaga 22 4 7 11 12 27 11 2 3 6 7 14 11 2 4 5 5 13 -15 19
17 Sagan Tosu 21 5 3 13 15 31 10 4 1 5 11 15 11 1 2 8 4 16 -16 18
18 Júbilo Iwata 21 4 5 12 15 28 10 1 4 5 10 15 11 3 1 7 5 13 -13 17

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