J-League game prognosis and news & stats for the Vegalta Sendai vs Sagan Tosu scrap

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sun 29.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yurtec Stadium Sendai (19694 seats)

Preview: 25 points divide the participants up until now, Sagan Tosu the sharpest side. Can Vegalta Sendai upset the odds?

Insights:
  • Vegalta Sendai have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in J-League

It's no vacation for neither Vegalta Sendai nor Sagan Tosu 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 Sagan Tosu have to travel 1400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Vegalta Sendai form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J-League this season. Vegalta Sendai have only managed 2 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.

The Vegalta Sendai crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Tokyo here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai in a J-League match. Defender Hisashi Appiah Tawiah got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Tawiah scored one goal and won 9 of 15 duels. The defeat against Tokyo was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by Diego).

Prior to that, an away loss at Yokohama F. Marinos.

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 (9 from 13 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Vegalta have conceded 17 goals.

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Sagan Tosu form and stats

The visitors are W4-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J-League.

Sagan Tosu might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Yokohama F. Marinos proved too strong as Sagan Tosu slumped to a 0-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Best Amenity Stadium. Midfielder Yoshihiro Nakano was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 6.92. Nakano hit one key pass. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Yokohama F. Marinos was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.

Prior to that result Sagan won their away game at Kashiwa Reysol. The scoreline was 3-1.

The attacking power of Sagan when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Sagan are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Sagan Tosu - Vegalta Sendai 5-0. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings between these two sides are: five wins for Vegalta Sendai, one draw and four wins for Sagan Tosu. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Sagan TosuK. Yamashita
K. Yamashita
9 goals
Sagan TosuN. Sakai
N. Sakai
6 goals
Sagan TosuY. Higuchi
Y. Higuchi
5 goals

Vegalta Sendai missing players

Sagan Tosu missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vegalta Sendai Sagan Tosu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 13 26
3 2 0 Won W 2 4 12
10 5 1 Drew D 2 5 8
13 6 2 Lost L 0 4 6
19 9 1 Scored S 5 12 35
43 17 7 Conceded C 2 12 22
85% 77% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 85% 85%
65% 54% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 65%
42% 31% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 31% 38%
27% 15% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 8% 19%
15% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
50% 46% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 38%
23% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 23% 42%
42% 46% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 35%
 
4 3.3 2.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 3.5 3.8
5.6 6 7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.5 4.3
1.2 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 1.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.5 9.5 7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 8 9.6
3.4 3.3 1.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.1 3.8
21% 21% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 30% 36%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vegalta Sendai have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in J-League
  • Vegalta Sendai have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  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 26 19 6 1 56 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 13 8 4 1 29 7 39 63
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 26 19 5 2 60 21 14 11 3 0 35 7 12 8 2 2 25 14 39 62
3 Vissel Kobe 25 13 8 4 40 24 12 6 4 2 19 8 13 7 4 2 21 16 16 47
4 Nagoya Grampus 26 14 4 8 27 20 12 7 1 4 11 9 14 7 3 4 16 11 7 46
5 Kashima Antlers 26 13 5 8 44 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 14 6 2 6 19 13 19 44
6 Sagan Tosu 26 12 8 6 35 22 13 8 3 2 23 10 13 4 5 4 12 12 13 44
7 Urawa Reds 26 13 5 8 29 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 12 4 2 6 11 13 3 44
8 Tokyo 26 11 6 9 35 35 11 6 1 4 19 18 15 5 5 5 16 17 0 39
9 Consadole Sapporo 25 10 6 9 33 34 13 7 2 4 23 18 12 3 4 5 10 16 -1 36
10 Avispa Fukuoka 26 10 6 10 27 30 13 7 1 5 15 13 13 3 5 5 12 17 -3 36
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 7 11 7 26 25 12 3 5 4 10 11 13 4 6 3 16 14 1 32
12 Cerezo Osaka 25 7 9 9 34 35 14 6 5 3 20 18 11 1 4 6 14 17 -1 30
13 Gamba Osaka 26 8 6 12 19 26 12 3 3 6 10 15 14 5 3 6 9 11 -7 30
14 Kashiwa Reysol 26 8 3 15 26 36 13 4 1 8 15 21 13 4 2 7 11 15 -10 27
15 Shonan Bellmare 26 5 10 11 28 31 13 2 7 4 10 11 13 3 3 7 18 20 -3 25
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 5 10 11 25 38 13 2 5 6 10 21 13 3 5 5 15 17 -13 25
17 Tokushima Vortis 26 6 5 15 20 34 14 3 4 7 11 15 12 3 1 8 9 19 -14 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 26 3 10 13 19 43 13 2 5 6 9 17 13 1 5 7 10 26 -24 19
19 Yokohama 26 4 6 16 20 55 13 3 4 6 14 21 13 1 2 10 6 34 -35 18
20 Oita Trinita 26 4 5 17 17 43 14 3 5 6 10 18 12 1 0 11 7 25 -26 17

Table
  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 26 19 6 1 56 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 13 8 4 1 29 7 39 63
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 26 19 5 2 60 21 14 11 3 0 35 7 12 8 2 2 25 14 39 62
3 Vissel Kobe 25 13 8 4 40 24 12 6 4 2 19 8 13 7 4 2 21 16 16 47
4 Nagoya Grampus 26 14 4 8 27 20 12 7 1 4 11 9 14 7 3 4 16 11 7 46
5 Kashima Antlers 26 13 5 8 44 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 14 6 2 6 19 13 19 44
6 Sagan Tosu 26 12 8 6 35 22 13 8 3 2 23 10 13 4 5 4 12 12 13 44
7 Urawa Reds 26 13 5 8 29 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 12 4 2 6 11 13 3 44
8 Tokyo 26 11 6 9 35 35 11 6 1 4 19 18 15 5 5 5 16 17 0 39
9 Consadole Sapporo 25 10 6 9 33 34 13 7 2 4 23 18 12 3 4 5 10 16 -1 36
10 Avispa Fukuoka 26 10 6 10 27 30 13 7 1 5 15 13 13 3 5 5 12 17 -3 36
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 25 7 11 7 26 25 12 3 5 4 10 11 13 4 6 3 16 14 1 32
12 Cerezo Osaka 25 7 9 9 34 35 14 6 5 3 20 18 11 1 4 6 14 17 -1 30
13 Gamba Osaka 26 8 6 12 19 26 12 3 3 6 10 15 14 5 3 6 9 11 -7 30
14 Kashiwa Reysol 26 8 3 15 26 36 13 4 1 8 15 21 13 4 2 7 11 15 -10 27
15 Shonan Bellmare 26 5 10 11 28 31 13 2 7 4 10 11 13 3 3 7 18 20 -3 25
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 26 5 10 11 25 38 13 2 5 6 10 21 13 3 5 5 15 17 -13 25
17 Tokushima Vortis 26 6 5 15 20 34 14 3 4 7 11 15 12 3 1 8 9 19 -14 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 26 3 10 13 19 43 13 2 5 6 9 17 13 1 5 7 10 26 -24 19
19 Yokohama 26 4 6 16 20 55 13 3 4 6 14 21 13 1 2 10 6 34 -35 18
20 Oita Trinita 26 4 5 17 17 43 14 3 5 6 10 18 12 1 0 11 7 25 -26 17

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