J2-League news and preview: Vegalta Sendai modest thought to outplay Fujieda MYFC

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Sat 29.Jul
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yurtec Stadium Sendai (19694 seats)

Vegalta Sendai - Fujieda MYFC in J2-League: Data, team selections, fixtures, the latest developments and reports. Check out our full guide!

Insights:
  • Vegalta Sendai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fujieda MYFC have the most conceded goals (48) in J2-League

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.

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Vegalta Sendai form and stats

4-3-6 (win-draw-lost) are the J2-League numbers at home for Vegalta Sendai so far this season. The Vegalta Sendai manager Hori might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Vegalta's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 3-4 versus Tokyo Verdy (placed 3rd). As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Heartbreak before that as Vegalta Sendai lost 1-2 at Zweigen Kanazawa's place.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vegalta Sendai handle that role? We have found 11 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

Goals keep appearing in this club's league games, with 5 in a row containing at least three goals (over 2.5).

Vegalta are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.

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Fujieda MYFC form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J2-League travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Fujieda MYFC played 1-1 against Zweigen Kanazawa in their previous match.

A 1-4 defeat away at Júbilo Iwata before that.

We have checked recent matches where Fujieda MYFC have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Fujieda are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 13 away games so far. Fujieda MYFC struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

These sides met each other earlier this match year: Fujieda MYFC - Vegalta 3-2. Vegalta Sendai-Fujieda MYFC H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Vegalta Sendai one win, Fujieda MYFC one win, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). Nakayama loves to face Fujieda MYFC and have scored 2 goals in these matches.

Top Goalscorers

Vegalta SendaiY. Goke
Y. Goke
7 goals
Vegalta SendaiM. Nakajima
M. Nakajima
5 goals
Fujieda MYFCT. Kubo
T. Kubo
5 goals

Vegalta Sendai missing players

Fujieda MYFC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vegalta Sendai Fujieda MYFC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
8 4 2 Won W 4 6 10
8 3 2 Drew D 1 2 6
11 6 0 Lost L 0 5 11
34 17 7 Scored S 14 24 40
39 21 5 Conceded C 6 24 48
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 93%
74% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 81%
48% 54% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 77% 63%
26% 31% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 62% 52%
19% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 54% 37%
59% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 80% 69% 56%
22% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 15% 19%
22% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 33%
 
4.9 5.2 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 5.8 5.4
4.4 3.9 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.5 5
1.4 1.4 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.5 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10 10.6 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.3 10.6
3.7 3.7 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.8 4.2
34% 35% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 39% 35%
 
10.9 9.9 8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 9.8 10.1
4.1 4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 4.5 4.5
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Fujieda MYFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fujieda MYFC have the most conceded goals (48) in J2-League
  • Fujieda MYFC have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in J2-League
  • Vegalta Sendai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vegalta Sendai haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 26 16 6 4 43 20 14 9 3 2 26 13 12 7 3 2 17 7 23 54
2 Júbilo Iwata 27 13 9 5 48 30 14 6 6 2 27 18 13 7 3 3 21 12 18 48
3 Tokyo Verdy 27 14 6 7 38 21 13 4 5 4 11 10 14 10 1 3 27 11 17 48
4 Ventforet Kofu 27 14 4 9 42 30 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 6 2 5 20 17 12 46
5 Oita Trinita 27 13 6 8 34 34 14 8 2 4 20 17 13 5 4 4 14 17 0 45
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 27 11 10 6 51 24 12 6 4 2 28 11 15 5 6 4 23 13 27 43
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 12 6 9 42 34 12 7 2 3 24 12 15 5 4 6 18 22 8 42
8 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 10 10 7 32 28 14 6 6 2 14 9 13 4 4 5 18 19 4 40
9 Fujieda MYFC 27 10 6 11 40 48 14 4 4 6 16 24 13 6 2 5 24 24 -8 36
10 Fagiano Okayama 26 7 14 5 32 26 14 5 6 3 20 14 12 2 8 2 12 12 6 35
11 Montedio Yamagata 27 11 2 14 44 39 13 7 1 5 26 17 14 4 1 9 18 22 5 35
12 JEF United 27 9 8 10 29 35 13 6 4 3 14 13 14 3 4 7 15 22 -6 35
13 Blaublitz Akita 26 9 8 9 23 29 12 3 5 4 9 11 14 6 3 5 14 18 -6 35
14 Roasso Kumamoto 26 8 8 10 34 29 14 4 2 8 14 18 12 4 6 2 20 11 5 32
15 Vegalta Sendai 27 8 8 11 34 39 13 4 3 6 17 21 14 4 5 5 17 18 -5 32
16 Mito Hollyhock 27 8 7 12 33 46 15 4 5 6 21 28 12 4 2 6 12 18 -13 31
17 Iwaki 27 8 7 12 27 43 13 5 1 7 13 19 14 3 6 5 14 24 -16 31
18 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 7 10 10 22 40 14 3 6 5 12 22 13 4 4 5 10 18 -18 31
19 Tochigi 27 6 10 11 23 28 13 5 6 2 17 12 14 1 4 9 6 16 -5 28
20 Tokushima Vortis 27 5 13 9 25 36 14 3 6 5 11 17 13 2 7 4 14 19 -11 28
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 8 4 15 31 45 12 6 2 4 20 12 15 2 2 11 11 33 -14 28
22 Omiya Ardija 27 5 4 18 23 46 14 5 2 7 16 21 13 0 2 11 7 25 -23 19

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 26 16 6 4 43 20 14 9 3 2 26 13 12 7 3 2 17 7 23 54
2 Júbilo Iwata 27 13 9 5 48 30 14 6 6 2 27 18 13 7 3 3 21 12 18 48
3 Tokyo Verdy 27 14 6 7 38 21 13 4 5 4 11 10 14 10 1 3 27 11 17 48
4 Ventforet Kofu 27 14 4 9 42 30 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 6 2 5 20 17 12 46
5 Oita Trinita 27 13 6 8 34 34 14 8 2 4 20 17 13 5 4 4 14 17 0 45
6 Shimizu S-Pulse 27 11 10 6 51 24 12 6 4 2 28 11 15 5 6 4 23 13 27 43
7 V-Varen Nagasaki 27 12 6 9 42 34 12 7 2 3 24 12 15 5 4 6 18 22 8 42
8 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 27 10 10 7 32 28 14 6 6 2 14 9 13 4 4 5 18 19 4 40
9 Fujieda MYFC 27 10 6 11 40 48 14 4 4 6 16 24 13 6 2 5 24 24 -8 36
10 Fagiano Okayama 26 7 14 5 32 26 14 5 6 3 20 14 12 2 8 2 12 12 6 35
11 Montedio Yamagata 27 11 2 14 44 39 13 7 1 5 26 17 14 4 1 9 18 22 5 35
12 JEF United 27 9 8 10 29 35 13 6 4 3 14 13 14 3 4 7 15 22 -6 35
13 Blaublitz Akita 26 9 8 9 23 29 12 3 5 4 9 11 14 6 3 5 14 18 -6 35
14 Roasso Kumamoto 26 8 8 10 34 29 14 4 2 8 14 18 12 4 6 2 20 11 5 32
15 Vegalta Sendai 27 8 8 11 34 39 13 4 3 6 17 21 14 4 5 5 17 18 -5 32
16 Mito Hollyhock 27 8 7 12 33 46 15 4 5 6 21 28 12 4 2 6 12 18 -13 31
17 Iwaki 27 8 7 12 27 43 13 5 1 7 13 19 14 3 6 5 14 24 -16 31
18 Renofa Yamaguchi 27 7 10 10 22 40 14 3 6 5 12 22 13 4 4 5 10 18 -18 31
19 Tochigi 27 6 10 11 23 28 13 5 6 2 17 12 14 1 4 9 6 16 -5 28
20 Tokushima Vortis 27 5 13 9 25 36 14 3 6 5 11 17 13 2 7 4 14 19 -11 28
21 Zweigen Kanazawa 27 8 4 15 31 45 12 6 2 4 20 12 15 2 2 11 11 33 -14 28
22 Omiya Ardija 27 5 4 18 23 46 14 5 2 7 16 21 13 0 2 11 7 25 -23 19

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