Here's the complete lowdown on the Vegalta Sendai - Sanfrecce Hiroshima fixture:

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yurtec Stadium Sendai (19694 seats)

Vegalta Sendai are counting on their home fans to aid them in this fixture hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Who wins at Yurtec Stadium Sendai?

Insights:
  • Vegalta Sendai have the fewest points (11) at home in J-League
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored at least twice as many goals away as Vegalta Sendai have scored home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

It's quite the trip for Sanfrecce Hiroshima when visiting Vegalta as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

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Vegalta Sendai form and stats

With 2 J-League wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Vegalta Sendai are certainly not brimming with confidence. With nine home J-League games in a row without a win, the Vegalta fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Oita Trinita game long ago, can be stopped today.

No payout for Vegalta Sendai in their previous match, an away game at Oita Trinita that ended in defeat 0-2. The striker Shuhei Akasaki bettered all others in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.02 out of 10. Akasaki hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Kashiwa Reysol that finished 1-1.

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 (9 from 15 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 19 goals.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

6-6-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their J-League matches away. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Sanfrecce, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sanfrecce goalkeeper Takuto Hayashi is eager to challenge this, with his 215 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

The supporters enjoyed Sanfrecce's previous game versus Nagoya Grampus (placed 4th), a J-League 1-0 win played at home. Yuya Asano, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.02. Asano scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Consadole Sapporo with the score of 2-0.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sanfrecce have scored 21 goals in 15 league games away. It's not easy to score on Sanfrecce Hiroshima as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Vegalta Sendai 1-1 was the product when this pair of participants previously did battle, also in this season. Numbers for the prior ten meetings involving these two sides are: five wins for Vegalta, three draws and two wins for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ. dos Santos Junior
J. dos Santos Junior
7 goals
Sanfrecce HiroshimaD. da Silva Vieira
D. da Silva Vieira
6 goals
Vegalta SendaiT. Nishimura
T. Nishimura
5 goals

Vegalta Sendai missing players

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Vegalta Sendai Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 15 6 Played P 3 15 32
4 2 1 Won W 3 6 11
11 5 2 Drew D 0 6 12
17 8 3 Lost L 0 3 9
24 9 4 Scored S 8 21 38
52 19 6 Conceded C 2 14 31
88% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 91%
66% 47% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 62%
41% 27% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 47% 38%
25% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 13% 16%
16% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 6%
50% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 47% 50%
19% 27% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 28%
44% 53% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 31%
 
3.7 3.1 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.5 5
5.6 5.9 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.6 4.3
1.1 1.2 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.6 0.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.1 9.1 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 9.7 10.8
3.4 3.1 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.7 4.1
22% 19% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 38% 29%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have scored at least twice as many goals away as Vegalta Sendai have scored home.
  • Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vegalta Sendai have the fewest points (11) at home in J-League
  • Vegalta Sendai have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in J-League

  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 32 25 6 1 69 21 16 14 2 0 33 12 16 11 4 1 36 9 48 81
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 32 22 6 4 69 29 16 12 3 1 37 10 16 10 3 3 32 19 40 72
3 Vissel Kobe 32 17 9 6 51 30 16 9 4 3 26 10 16 8 5 3 25 20 21 60
4 Nagoya Grampus 32 17 6 9 35 24 16 10 2 4 18 11 16 7 4 5 17 13 11 57
5 Urawa Reds 32 16 7 9 37 33 16 10 4 2 21 14 16 6 3 7 16 19 4 55
6 Kashima Antlers 32 16 5 11 53 34 16 8 3 5 30 20 16 8 2 6 23 14 19 53
7 Sagan Tosu 32 14 10 8 39 30 16 9 5 2 26 12 16 5 5 6 13 18 9 52
8 Avispa Fukuoka 32 13 7 12 38 34 16 9 1 6 22 15 16 4 6 6 16 19 4 46
9 Tokyo 32 13 7 12 42 40 15 7 2 6 25 22 17 6 5 6 17 18 2 46
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 32 11 12 9 38 31 17 5 6 6 17 17 15 6 6 3 21 14 7 45
11 Consadole Sapporo 32 12 6 14 41 45 16 7 2 7 23 25 16 5 4 7 18 20 -4 42
12 Cerezo Osaka 32 10 9 13 40 42 16 6 5 5 21 22 16 4 4 8 19 20 -2 39
13 Kashiwa Reysol 32 11 4 17 32 43 16 5 2 9 18 26 16 6 2 8 14 17 -11 37
14 Gamba Osaka 32 9 7 16 26 40 16 4 3 9 15 25 16 5 4 7 11 15 -14 34
15 Shimizu S-Pulse 32 7 11 14 31 46 16 3 5 8 12 25 16 4 6 6 19 21 -15 32
16 Tokushima Vortis 32 8 5 19 28 48 16 4 4 8 15 18 16 4 1 11 13 30 -20 29
17 Shonan Bellmare 32 5 13 14 31 38 16 2 9 5 11 13 16 3 4 9 20 25 -7 28
18 Oita Trinita 32 7 6 19 23 48 17 6 5 6 15 18 15 1 1 13 8 30 -25 27
19 Yokohama 32 6 7 19 30 69 16 4 5 7 21 28 16 2 2 12 9 41 -39 25
20 Vegalta Sendai 32 4 11 17 24 52 15 2 5 8 9 19 17 2 6 9 15 33 -28 23