Very important shoot-out in the bottom part of the J-League, with both Vegalta Sendai and Tokushima Vortis enduring more distress than glee. This match is a typical "six-pointer" with the team playing at home positioned 18th and the visiting team in 17th position.
- Vegalta Sendai have the fewest points (11) at home in J-League
- Tokushima Vortis is in the worst form (0-0-6)
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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 7 losses from their games here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai. Vegalta are slowly digging their own grave here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Oita Trinita match.
Vegalta lost their last game at Shimizu S-Pulse (placed 15th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Defender Kyohei Yoshino got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.41/10. Yoshino won 6 of 10 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Gamba Osaka and winning 3-2.Vegalta have scored 9 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Vegalta's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tokushima Vortis form and stats
Tokushima Vortis have only collected 10 points from their away games in the J-League, after 3-1-10 (14 played). A depressing five defeats in a row for Tokushima Vortis in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Tokushima Vortis might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Kawasaki Frontale proved too strong as Tokushima Vortis slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Pocari Sweat Stadium. Tokushima keeper Naoto Kamifukumoto was happy for a splendid day at work against Kawasaki Frontale, but despite achieving seven saves the beating could not be stopped. Naoto Kamifukumoto was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.61. The agile goalkeeper Kamifukumoto stopped the opponent with seven saves.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Nagoya Grampus wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Tokushima struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 25 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Vegalta and Tokushima Vortis have faced each other earlier this season: Tokushima Vortis - Vegalta Sendai 1-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Vegalta Sendai victories, three draws and two Tokushima Vortis wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Miyashiro 6 goals |   T. Nishimura 5 goals | T. Kishimoto 3 goals |
Vegalta Sendai missing players
Tokushima Vortis missing players
| Vegalta Sendai | Tokushima Vortis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 23 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 48 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 25 | 43 |
| 86% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 66% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 45% | 29% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 45% |
| 28% | 14% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 17% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 52% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 29% | 41% |
| 21% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 48% |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 5.5 | 6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 9.3 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 6.9 | 8 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 23% | 20% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 28% | 27% |
- Tokushima Vortis have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Tokushima Vortis have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tokushima Vortis have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Tokushima Vortis haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tokushima Vortis is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- 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
- 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 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 43 | 69 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 38 | 65 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 53 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 51 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 51 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 50 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 45 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 43 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 39 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 39 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 36 |
| 13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -11 | 33 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -13 | 29 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -22 | 23 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -25 | 22 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -27 | 21 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 40 | -42 | 18 |