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Vegalta Sendai will face off against the visiting Montedio Yamagata at Yurtec Stadium Sendai in the J2 League meeting on Saturday.
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๐ Form Guide
Vegalta Sendai
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Vegalta Sendai enter this game following a 1-1 J2 League draw vs Fujieda MYFC.
The only name on the scoresheet from Vegalta Sendai was Masato Nakayama (51'). Kanta Nagata (25') was the scorer for Fujieda MYFC.
Their most recent results really do illustrate the point that quality has been evident in the Vegalta Sendai rearguard. Vegalta Sendai have been miserly, resulting in the total number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their previous 6 games standing at 4.
Going into this contest, Vegalta Sendai have not won at home in their last 3 league games.
Montedio Yamagata
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Montedio Yamagata will come into the clash following a 2-0 J2 League win with the defeat of Kagoshima United in their most recent outing.
For Montedio Yamagata, goals were scored by Zain Issaka (12') and Leo Takae (90').
A tendency of at least one team drawing a blank in games featuring Montedio Yamagata has been evident in recent matches. Examining their last six meetings shows that this has happened 6 times. During these clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal aggregate of 4 and Montedio Yamagata have scored 4. In any event, we will just have to wait and see if that pattern will continue on in this match.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Montedio Yamagata:
- have not emerged victorious against Vegalta Sendai when they've played them away from home in the last 5 league games. Not good.
- havenโt won away from home in the past 3 matches in the league.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
Looking over their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 07/03/2015 shows us that Vegalta Sendai have won 3 of these and Montedio Yamagata 1, with the number of draws being 2.
A sum of 19 goals were produced between them in this period, with 10 for Vegalta and 9 for Yamagata. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 3.17.
The previous league fixture between the two was J2 League match day 23 on 01/07/2023 which ended up with the score at Montedio Yamagata 4-1 Vegalta Sendai.
The referee was Yosuke Kubota.
โน๏ธ Team News: Vegalta Sendai
The Vegalta Sendai boss Yoshiro Moriyama has no fitness concerns at all coming into this clash with a completely injury-free squad to pick from.
๐ Team News: Montedio Yamagata
Owing to a fully healthy group available to select from, the Montedio Yamagata boss Susumu Watanabe has zero fitness concerns at all coming into this game.
โจ Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that Montedio Yamagata and Vegalta Sendai could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.
It could well end in a draw. Weโre therefore seeing a very close game with a score draw when the referee blows the full-time whistle.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite, 04:09 13/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Vegalta Sendai
Formed: 1988
Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai (19,526)
Captain: Yasushi Endo
Chairman: Tomohiro Sasaki
Manager: Yoshiro Moriyama
Competitions: J2 League position 8
๐ Key Player: Ryunosuke Sagara
Mostly played in the Left Wing position, Ryunosuke Sagara was born in Japan. Having made a first senior appearance for Sagan Tosu in the 2020 season, the gifted Forward has managed 3 league goals in the J2 League 2024 season so far coming from a total of 8 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | WWLDW |
2 |
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9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 | WDDWW |
3 |
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9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | WWDLD |
4 |
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9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | WWLWD |
5 |
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9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | DDLWL |
6 |
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9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | WLWDW |
7 |
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9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | LDWWD |
8 |
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9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | DDWLD |
9 |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | LDLWW |
10 |
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9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | DDLWD |
11 |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | LDWLW |
12 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | WDWLD |
13 |
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9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | WLDWL |
14 |
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9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 11 | DLWWL |
15 |
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9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -13 | 11 | LWDLD |
16 |
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9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 8 | LLDLL |
17 |
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9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 8 | WWLLD |
18 |
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9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 | LDDDD |
19 |
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9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 6 | LLWLD |
20 |
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9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 5 | LDLDL |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Fujieda MYFC |
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Ehime FC |
Yokohama FC |
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Vegalta Sendai |
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Tokushima Vortis |
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Ehime FC |
Vegalta Sendai |
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Kagoshima United |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
Iwaki |
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Ehime FC |
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Tokushima Vortis |
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Roasso Kumamoto |
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Mito Hollyhock |
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Machida Zelvia |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Iwaki |
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Yokohama FC |
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Tochigi S.C. |
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JEF United Chiba |
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Iwaki |
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Goals scored | 0.5 |
Goals conceded | 0.5 |
Time first goal scored | 58 |
Time first goal conceded | 67 |
Yellow cards | 1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 1-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Goals scored | 1.2 |
Goals conceded | 1.4 |
Time first goal scored | 38 |
Time first goal conceded | 17 |
Yellow cards | 1.2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 5 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Ryunosuke Sagara | 4 |
Masato Nakayama | 3 |
Motohiko Nakajima | 2 |
Masahiro Sugata | 2 |
George Onaiwu | 1 |
Junya Takahashi | 4 |
Zain Issaka | 2 |
Ryoma Kida | 1 |
Koki Sakamoto | 1 |
Leo Takae | 1 |
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JEF United Chiba |
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Renofa Yamaguchi |
Kagoshima United |
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Vegalta Sendai |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
Tochigi S.C. |
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Vegalta Sendai |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Iwaki |
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Vegalta Sendai |
Ventforet Kofu |
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Vegalta Sendai |
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V-Varen Nagasaki |
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Vegalta Sendai |
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Ehime FC |
Tokushima Vortis |
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Fagiano Okayama |
Renofa Yamaguchi |
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Montedio Yamagata |
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Mito Hollyhock |
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AFC Blaublitz Akita |
Roasso Kumamoto |
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Thespa Kusatsu |
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Oita Trinita |
Kagoshima United |
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