Can Vegalta Sendai defeat Shimizu S-Pulse in Yurtec Stadium Sendai clash?

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Competition: Japan J2-League
Competition: Wed 05.Jul
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yurtec Stadium Sendai (19694 seats)

It's been four sleeps since Vegalta Sendai played against Montedio Yamagata and the result was 1-4. Can they win hosting Shimizu S-Pulse?

Insights:
  • Vegalta Sendai have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the most scored goals (43) in J2-League

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 Vegalta Sendai and Shimizu S-Pulse.

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Vegalta Sendai form and stats

Vegalta Sendai have played 11 J2-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Vegalta in their previous match, an away game at Montedio Yamagata that ended in defeat 1-4.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Tokushima Vortis that ended 1-1.

There will be little rest for Vegalta Sendai after this match as they are travelling to Tochigi for a J2-League game in only four days.

Vegalta has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Vegalta Sendai's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats

The visitors are W3-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the J2-League.

Impressive finishing from Inui, Júnior and Kitagawa secured the home win 3-2 against V-Varen Nagasaki in their previous game. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Akiba when Kitagawa scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Blaublitz Akita.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The J2-League trip to Oita Trinita.

Shimizu S-Pulse are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 12 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Shimizu S-Pulse as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Shimizu S-Pulse have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (4-1-0) when facing Vegalta.

The dueling parties have fought before this season: Shimizu S-Pulse - Vegalta Sendai 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Shimizu S-PulseC. de Souza Júnior
C. de Souza Júnior
7 goals
Shimizu S-PulseT. Santos Santana
T. Santos Santana
7 goals
VegaltaY. Goke
Y. Goke
6 goals

Vegalta Sendai missing players

Shimizu S-Pulse missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vegalta Sendai Shimizu S-Pulse
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 4 12 23
8 4 1 Won W 1 3 9
7 3 0 Drew D 2 5 8
8 4 2 Lost L 1 4 6
28 14 3 Scored S 3 17 43
28 14 4 Conceded C 3 11 20
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 87%
70% 64% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 70%
39% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 42% 48%
22% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 26%
17% 18% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 17%
57% 64% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 48%
26% 18% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 39%
22% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 26%
 
4.7 5.1 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.7 5.9
4.4 3.8 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 3.4 3.8
1.3 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.9 10.5 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 12.4 13.6
3.7 3.6 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5.2 6.3
33% 35% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 27% 29%
 
10 8.7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 7.5 7.7
3.4 3.4 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.8 3
Key stats in J2-League this season:
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the most scored goals (43) in J2-League
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in J2-League
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have the the best goal difference (+23) in J2-League
  • Shimizu S-Pulse have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 23 15 5 3 37 15 12 9 2 1 23 8 11 6 3 2 14 7 22 50
2 Oita Trinita 23 12 6 5 29 26 11 8 2 1 18 10 12 4 4 4 11 16 3 42
3 Tokyo Verdy 22 12 4 6 30 14 11 4 4 3 10 8 11 8 0 3 20 6 16 40
4 Júbilo Iwata 23 10 8 5 38 26 12 4 6 2 21 16 11 6 2 3 17 10 12 38
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 23 11 5 7 37 25 11 7 2 2 24 11 12 4 3 5 13 14 12 38
6 Ventforet Kofu 23 11 4 8 31 24 12 7 2 3 17 9 11 4 2 5 14 15 7 37
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 23 9 8 6 43 20 11 6 3 2 26 9 12 3 5 4 17 11 23 35
8 Fagiano Okayama 23 7 12 4 27 20 12 5 5 2 16 9 11 2 7 2 11 11 7 33
9 Montedio Yamagata 23 10 2 11 37 31 11 6 1 4 20 13 12 4 1 7 17 18 6 32
10 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 23 8 8 7 25 26 11 5 4 2 10 7 12 3 4 5 15 19 -1 32
11 Fujieda MYFC 23 9 5 9 34 37 12 4 3 5 14 19 11 5 2 4 20 18 -3 32
12 Vegalta Sendai 23 8 7 8 28 28 11 4 3 4 14 14 12 4 4 4 14 14 0 31
13 Roasso Kumamoto 22 8 6 8 31 23 12 4 2 6 13 14 10 4 4 2 18 9 8 30
14 Blaublitz Akita 22 8 6 8 18 21 10 3 3 4 7 9 12 5 3 4 11 12 -3 30
15 JEF United 23 7 7 9 22 30 12 5 4 3 13 13 11 2 3 6 9 17 -8 28
16 Tokushima Vortis 23 5 11 7 22 30 12 3 5 4 9 14 11 2 6 3 13 16 -8 26
17 Tochigi 23 6 7 10 20 24 11 5 4 2 14 9 12 1 3 8 6 15 -4 25
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 23 7 3 13 27 40 11 5 2 4 18 11 12 2 1 9 9 29 -13 24
19 Mito Hollyhock 23 6 6 11 24 40 12 2 4 6 15 26 11 4 2 5 9 14 -16 24
20 Renofa Yamaguchi 23 5 9 9 19 38 11 2 5 4 10 20 12 3 4 5 9 18 -19 24
21 Iwaki 22 5 5 12 19 38 11 3 1 7 8 16 11 2 4 5 11 22 -19 20
22 Omiya Ardija 23 4 2 17 21 43 12 4 1 7 14 20 11 0 1 10 7 23 -22 14

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 23 15 5 3 37 15 12 9 2 1 23 8 11 6 3 2 14 7 22 50
2 Oita Trinita 23 12 6 5 29 26 11 8 2 1 18 10 12 4 4 4 11 16 3 42
3 Tokyo Verdy 22 12 4 6 30 14 11 4 4 3 10 8 11 8 0 3 20 6 16 40
4 Júbilo Iwata 23 10 8 5 38 26 12 4 6 2 21 16 11 6 2 3 17 10 12 38
5 V-Varen Nagasaki 23 11 5 7 37 25 11 7 2 2 24 11 12 4 3 5 13 14 12 38
6 Ventforet Kofu 23 11 4 8 31 24 12 7 2 3 17 9 11 4 2 5 14 15 7 37
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 23 9 8 6 43 20 11 6 3 2 26 9 12 3 5 4 17 11 23 35
8 Fagiano Okayama 23 7 12 4 27 20 12 5 5 2 16 9 11 2 7 2 11 11 7 33
9 Montedio Yamagata 23 10 2 11 37 31 11 6 1 4 20 13 12 4 1 7 17 18 6 32
10 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 23 8 8 7 25 26 11 5 4 2 10 7 12 3 4 5 15 19 -1 32
11 Fujieda MYFC 23 9 5 9 34 37 12 4 3 5 14 19 11 5 2 4 20 18 -3 32
12 Vegalta Sendai 23 8 7 8 28 28 11 4 3 4 14 14 12 4 4 4 14 14 0 31
13 Roasso Kumamoto 22 8 6 8 31 23 12 4 2 6 13 14 10 4 4 2 18 9 8 30
14 Blaublitz Akita 22 8 6 8 18 21 10 3 3 4 7 9 12 5 3 4 11 12 -3 30
15 JEF United 23 7 7 9 22 30 12 5 4 3 13 13 11 2 3 6 9 17 -8 28
16 Tokushima Vortis 23 5 11 7 22 30 12 3 5 4 9 14 11 2 6 3 13 16 -8 26
17 Tochigi 23 6 7 10 20 24 11 5 4 2 14 9 12 1 3 8 6 15 -4 25
18 Zweigen Kanazawa 23 7 3 13 27 40 11 5 2 4 18 11 12 2 1 9 9 29 -13 24
19 Mito Hollyhock 23 6 6 11 24 40 12 2 4 6 15 26 11 4 2 5 9 14 -16 24
20 Renofa Yamaguchi 23 5 9 9 19 38 11 2 5 4 10 20 12 3 4 5 9 18 -19 24
21 Iwaki 22 5 5 12 19 38 11 3 1 7 8 16 11 2 4 5 11 22 -19 20
22 Omiya Ardija 23 4 2 17 21 43 12 4 1 7 14 20 11 0 1 10 7 23 -22 14

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