Tochigi v Vegalta Sendai betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sun 09.Jul
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kanseki Stadium

Tochigi are aiming to overlook the league table ahead of this game vs Vegalta Sendai. Here's all you need to know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Tochigi have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in J2-League

It's no vacation for neither Tochigi nor Vegalta Sendai 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.

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Tochigi form and stats

Tochigi have collected 19 points from their J2-League home games so far after 5-4-2. Tochigi have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Tochigi lost their last game at Iwaki (placed 21st) after a 0-1 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a loss after going unbeaten through three league games.

Before that match, a win away at Zweigen Kanazawa.

Low on goals? In this club's last 10 league matches, 8 have had two goals or less.

There will be little rest for Tochigi after this match as they are travelling to Sanfrecce Hiroshima for a Emperor Cup game in only three days.

Tochigi has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Tochigi are not conceding a lot of goals here at Kanseki Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.

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Vegalta Sendai form and stats

As the visiting team in J2-League matches, Vegalta Sendai have produced an overall stat of 4-4-4 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Vegalta are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Shimizu S-Pulse with 0-3 on the scoreboard.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Montedio Yamagata wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.

Vegalta Sendai have another game away in just three days, a Emperor Cup fixture versus Nagoya Grampus. A gruelling calendar for them!

Vegalta are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 12 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Vegalta Sendai have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head game ended Vegalta Sendai - Tochigi 1-0, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Tochigi zero wins, zero draws and Vegalta Sendai three victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Vegalta SendaiY. Goke
Y. Goke
6 goals
Vegalta SendaiM. Nakajima
M. Nakajima
5 goals
TochigiH. Fukushima
H. Fukushima
3 goals

Tochigi missing players

Vegalta Sendai missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Tochigi Vegalta Sendai
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 11 4 Played P 4 12 24
6 5 2 Won W 0 4 8
7 4 1 Drew D 2 4 7
11 2 1 Lost L 2 4 9
20 14 6 Scored S 2 14 28
25 9 5 Conceded C 5 14 31
92% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
58% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 71%
29% 45% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 42%
8% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 21%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 17%
42% 55% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 54%
21% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 25%
46% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 25%
 
4.5 5.1 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.4 4.9
4.9 4.2 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.9 4.5
1.2 0.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.2 1.4
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
6.8 8.9 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.3 9.9
2.5 3.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.8 3.7
33% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 31% 31%
 
9 8.1 9 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 11.1 10.4
3.7 3.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.7
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Tochigi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tochigi have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in J2-League
  • Tochigi have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in J2-League
  • Tochigi have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in J2-League
  • Tochigi have the most matches under the total-line (17) in J2-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 Machida Zelvia 24 16 5 3 40 15 12 9 2 1 23 8 12 7 3 2 17 7 25 53
2 Tokyo Verdy 24 13 4 7 32 16 12 4 4 4 11 10 12 9 0 3 21 6 16 43
3 Oita Trinita 24 12 6 6 29 29 12 8 2 2 18 13 12 4 4 4 11 16 0 42
4 Júbilo Iwata 24 11 8 5 40 27 13 5 6 2 23 17 11 6 2 3 17 10 13 41
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 24 12 5 7 39 26 11 7 2 2 24 11 13 5 3 5 15 15 13 41
6 Ventforet Kofu 24 12 4 8 36 25 13 8 2 3 22 10 11 4 2 5 14 15 11 40
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 24 10 8 6 46 20 11 6 3 2 26 9 13 4 5 4 20 11 26 38
8 Fujieda MYFC 24 10 5 9 37 39 12 4 3 5 14 19 12 6 2 4 23 20 -2 35
9 Fagiano Okayama 24 7 12 5 29 23 13 5 5 3 18 12 11 2 7 2 11 11 6 33
10 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 24 8 9 7 26 27 12 5 5 2 11 8 12 3 4 5 15 19 -1 33
11 Montedio Yamagata 24 10 2 12 37 32 11 6 1 4 20 13 13 4 1 8 17 19 5 32
12 Roasso Kumamoto 24 8 7 9 32 25 13 4 2 7 13 15 11 4 5 2 19 10 7 31
13 Vegalta Sendai 24 8 7 9 28 31 12 4 3 5 14 17 12 4 4 4 14 14 -3 31
14 Blaublitz Akita 24 8 7 9 20 27 11 3 4 4 8 10 13 5 3 5 12 17 -7 31
15 JEF United 24 7 7 10 23 32 12 5 4 3 13 13 12 2 3 7 10 19 -9 28
16 Mito Hollyhock 24 7 6 11 27 41 13 3 4 6 18 27 11 4 2 5 9 14 -14 27
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 24 6 9 9 20 38 12 3 5 4 11 20 12 3 4 5 9 18 -18 27
18 Tokushima Vortis 24 5 11 8 23 33 12 3 5 4 9 14 12 2 6 4 14 19 -10 26
19 Tochigi 24 6 7 11 20 25 11 5 4 2 14 9 13 1 3 9 6 16 -5 25
20 Zweigen Kanazawa 24 7 3 14 28 42 11 5 2 4 18 11 13 2 1 10 10 31 -14 24
21 Iwaki 24 6 6 12 21 39 12 4 1 7 9 16 12 2 5 5 12 23 -18 24
22 Omiya Ardija 24 5 2 17 23 44 13 5 1 7 16 21 11 0 1 10 7 23 -21 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 Machida Zelvia 24 16 5 3 40 15 12 9 2 1 23 8 12 7 3 2 17 7 25 53
2 Tokyo Verdy 24 13 4 7 32 16 12 4 4 4 11 10 12 9 0 3 21 6 16 43
3 Oita Trinita 24 12 6 6 29 29 12 8 2 2 18 13 12 4 4 4 11 16 0 42
4 Júbilo Iwata 24 11 8 5 40 27 13 5 6 2 23 17 11 6 2 3 17 10 13 41
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 24 12 5 7 39 26 11 7 2 2 24 11 13 5 3 5 15 15 13 41
6 Ventforet Kofu 24 12 4 8 36 25 13 8 2 3 22 10 11 4 2 5 14 15 11 40
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 24 10 8 6 46 20 11 6 3 2 26 9 13 4 5 4 20 11 26 38
8 Fujieda MYFC 24 10 5 9 37 39 12 4 3 5 14 19 12 6 2 4 23 20 -2 35
9 Fagiano Okayama 24 7 12 5 29 23 13 5 5 3 18 12 11 2 7 2 11 11 6 33
10 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 24 8 9 7 26 27 12 5 5 2 11 8 12 3 4 5 15 19 -1 33
11 Montedio Yamagata 24 10 2 12 37 32 11 6 1 4 20 13 13 4 1 8 17 19 5 32
12 Roasso Kumamoto 24 8 7 9 32 25 13 4 2 7 13 15 11 4 5 2 19 10 7 31
13 Vegalta Sendai 24 8 7 9 28 31 12 4 3 5 14 17 12 4 4 4 14 14 -3 31
14 Blaublitz Akita 24 8 7 9 20 27 11 3 4 4 8 10 13 5 3 5 12 17 -7 31
15 JEF United 24 7 7 10 23 32 12 5 4 3 13 13 12 2 3 7 10 19 -9 28
16 Mito Hollyhock 24 7 6 11 27 41 13 3 4 6 18 27 11 4 2 5 9 14 -14 27
17 Renofa Yamaguchi 24 6 9 9 20 38 12 3 5 4 11 20 12 3 4 5 9 18 -18 27
18 Tokushima Vortis 24 5 11 8 23 33 12 3 5 4 9 14 12 2 6 4 14 19 -10 26
19 Tochigi 24 6 7 11 20 25 11 5 4 2 14 9 13 1 3 9 6 16 -5 25
20 Zweigen Kanazawa 24 7 3 14 28 42 11 5 2 4 18 11 13 2 1 10 10 31 -14 24
21 Iwaki 24 6 6 12 21 39 12 4 1 7 9 16 12 2 5 5 12 23 -18 24
22 Omiya Ardija 24 5 2 17 23 44 13 5 1 7 16 21 11 0 1 10 7 23 -21 17

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