Season ticket holders at Yurtec Stadium Sendai haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Vegalta Sendai languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Cerezo Osaka will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cerezo Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in J-League
It's no vacation for neither Vegalta nor Cerezo Osaka 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
2-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the J-League numbers at home for Vegalta Sendai so far this season.
Happy days for Vegalta in their previous game, a J-League match away at Nagoya Grampus (placed 2nd) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Midfielder Chihiro Kato was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. Kato .
Before that, Vegalta had a home game versus Oita Trinita which ended with a victory 2-1.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Vegalta here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 6 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Cerezo Osaka form and stats
There's been little loot from Cerezo Osaka's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the J-League. Cerezo Osaka only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
Cerezo Osaka play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Kashima Antlers (placed 6th). Hiroshi Kiyotake got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, top player of the team. Kiyotake hit three key passes.
A loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima was the result prior to that, in a home game.The visiting Cerezo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Cerezo have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Vegalta victory, three draws and six Cerezo Osaka wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ōkubo 5 goals |   T. Nishimura 3 goals | T. Sakamoto 3 goals |
Vegalta Sendai missing players
Cerezo Osaka missing players
| Vegalta Sendai | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 29 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 94% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 59% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 24% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 18% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 19% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 29% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 7.8 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 9.2 | 10.1 |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 35% | 32% |
- Cerezo Osaka have scored at least twice as many goals away as Vegalta Sendai have scored home.
- Cerezo Osaka have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 33 | 49 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 36 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 31 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Tokushima Vortis | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Kashiwa Reysol | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 13 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 9 |
| 19 | Gamba Osaka | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 7 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -28 | 7 |