The campaign has been back-breaking for Ryūkyū up to now, while Vegalta Sendai have played well. Will the highest placed get another win at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium?
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals (45) in J2-League
- Vegalta Sendai have the most scored goals (47) in J2-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Vegalta Sendai have to travel 2400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ryūkyū and Vegalta Sendai.
Ryūkyū form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the J2-League this season. Ryūkyū have only managed 1 win, 5 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium. Ryūkyū are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
It's back home for Ryūkyū, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Grulla Morioka away with the result 1-0. Omori found the net in that victory. What a relief, as that was the first league victory after going winless in eight consecutive fixtures.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Tokyo Verdy.Ryūkyū are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ryūkyū defense is not exactly impregnable. 24 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Ryūkyū hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Ventforet Kofu, Omiya Ardija, ThespaKusatsu Gunma, Tochigi, Blaublitz Akita, Renofa Yamaguchi and Grulla Morioka), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Vegalta Sendai form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 3 losses in the J2-League.
Nakajima, Nakayama and Nagura scored in Vegalta's previous match, the home game against Ventforet Kofu that ended 3-0.
Prior to that result Vegalta Sendai won their away game at Machida Zelvia. The scoreline was 3-2.The Vegalta Sendai manager Harasaki has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 11 league matches. In the opposite end, Vegalta have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties face each other this season, as the results database show this recent match: Vegalta Sendai - Ryūkyū 2-0.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Kusano 7 goals |  M. Nakayama 7 goals | C. Togashi 6 goals |
Ryūkyū missing players
Vegalta Sendai missing players
| Ryūkyū | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 26 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 24 | 47 |
| 45 | 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 33 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 72% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 52% | 54% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 68% |
| 28% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 64% | 44% |
| 20% | 23% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 45% | 28% |
| 60% | 77% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 60% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 32% |
| 28% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 20% |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 5.6 | 6.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| 1.2 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 9.1 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.5 | 9.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 31% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 47% | 41% |
| 10.8 | 10.2 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 10.9 | 11 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
- All of Vegalta Sendai's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ryūkyū have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals (24) at home in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals (45) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in J2-League
- Ryūkyū haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vegalta Sendai have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vegalta Sendai have the most matches over the total-line (12) in J2-League
- Vegalta Sendai have the most scored goals (47) in J2-League
- Vegalta Sendai have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in J2-League
- Vegalta Sendai haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Yokohama | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | Vegalta Sendai | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 47 |
| 4 | Fagiano Okayama | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 |
| 5 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | JEF United | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Machida Zelvia | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 36 |
| 9 | Tokyo Verdy | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Roasso Kumamoto | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 18 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | -2 | 34 |
| 12 | Montedio Yamagata | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
| 13 | Mito Hollyhock | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 33 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 25 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 32 |
| 15 | Renofa Yamaguchi | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 31 |
| 16 | Ventforet Kofu | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 30 |
| 17 | Blaublitz Akita | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 28 |
| 18 | Tochigi | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 27 |
| 19 | Grulla Morioka | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -20 | 26 |
| 20 | ThespaKusatsu Gunma | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 23 |
| 21 | Omiya Ardija | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 22 |
| 22 | Ryūkyū | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -19 | 18 |
