It's still early in the J-League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Tokyo - Vegalta Sendai preview!
- Tokyo have the most points from losing position (7) in J-League
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the J-League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Shonan Bellmare, was also a home game here at Ajinomoto Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Tokyo form and stats
Tokyo, who have the most conceded goals (7) at home in J-League, must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three J-League games here at Ajinomoto Stadium.
Tokyo's previous game was a J-League match also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Shonan Bellmare (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Tokyo played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Oita Trinita.
Goals are plentiful at Ajinomoto Stadium in the league this season as Tokyo has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games. Tokyo have conceded 7 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
The J-League season is young and Vegalta Sendai have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. It's a growing despair in Vegalta Sendai as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Vegalta seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Vegalta play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Shonan Bellmare (placed 16th). Prior to that match, the Vegalta manager M. Teguramori faced defeat when travelling to Sagan Tosu and losing 0-5.
The attacking power of Vegalta Sendai when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. The Vegalta Sendai defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Tokyo, two draws and six wins for Vegalta Sendai. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Morishige 2 goals |  D. Queiroz de Oliveira 2 goals |  K. Tagawa 2 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Vegalta Sendai missing players
| Tokyo | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 15 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.7 | 9.5 |
| 5.2 | 7.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| 38% | 36% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 18% |
- Tokyo have the most conceded goals (7) at home in J-League
- Tokyo have the most points from losing position (7) in J-League
| Tokyo | Last season | Vegalta Sendai | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 18 | ||
| 47 | 23 | Scored | S | 22 | 36 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Conceded | C | 29 | 61 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 62% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 71% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 56% | ||
| 38% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 38% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 24% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 35% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 53% | ||
| 38% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 24% | ||
| 21% | 18% | 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 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 30% | 29% | 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Tokyo | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Vissel Kobe | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Kashima Antlers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 1 |
| 19 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -13 | 0 |