Vegalta Sendai hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 13 points and a 18th position in the J-League table. Visiting Vissel Kobe holds 11th place with 33 pts.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a J-League match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Nagoya Grampus.
These teams have little in common geographically as Vissel Kobe have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
Vegalta Sendai's struggle is real here at Yurtec Stadium Sendai with only 4 points collected from 10 J-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 0-4-6. All in all it has been a very rough period for Vegalta Sendai who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 14 attempts. Their previous win was against Vissel Kobe, 81 days ago. With ten 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 Nagoya Grampus game long ago, can be stopped today.
Vegalta are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 393 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Y. Hiraoka).
The fans are hoping that Vegalta will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the J-League game against Nagoya Grampus (placed 5th). Heartbreak before that as Vegalta lost 0-6 at Urawa Reds's place.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Vegalta, as the J-League home game vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima is only three days away.
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 10 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Vissel Kobe form and stats
4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Vissel Kobe playing as the away team in the J-League this season. Vissel has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The manager T. Fink was unhappy after their last game, a J-League match played at their home ground NOEVIR Stadium Kobe. Vissel suffered a 1-3 loss to Kashima Antlers (placed 6th). Prior to that match, the Vissel manager T. Fink faced defeat when travelling to Sanfrecce Hiroshima and losing 1-2.
Vissel Kobe has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 12 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vissel Kobe have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Vegalta Sendai and Vissel Kobe have met before this season: Vissel Kobe - Vegalta 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Vegalta victories, two draws and six Vissel Kobe wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Vegalta Sendai missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Vegalta Sendai | Vissel Kobe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 45 |
| 46 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 20 | 47 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 70% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 85% |
| 57% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 67% | 67% |
| 35% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 48% |
| 26% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 33% | 26% |
| 61% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 83% | 74% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 15% |
| 35% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 212 | 103 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 117 | 290 |
| 72 | 41 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 51 | 123 |
| 29% | 22% | 6% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 33% | 32% |
- Vegalta Sendai has the fewest points (4) at home in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai has the the worst goal difference (-25) in J-League
- Vegalta Sendai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Vegalta Sendai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vegalta Sendai have yet to win a game at home.
- Vissel Kobe have scored more than double the goals of Vegalta Sendai.
| 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 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 49 | 65 |
| 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 48 |
| 3 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 48 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 47 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 45 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 45 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 44 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Kashiwa Reysol | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 37 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -18 | 24 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 20 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -19 | 13 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -23 | 13 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -25 | 13 |