Match Report
25 points separated the sides: Vegalta Sendai 7th on 62, Roasso Kumamoto 18th on 37. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Vegalta Sendai ran at 1.24 scored and 0.95 conceded, Roasso Kumamoto at 1.08 and 1.5.
6 games without a win framed Roasso Kumamoto's arrival.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Vegalta Sendai 2, draws 1, Roasso Kumamoto 1, at 1.75 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The match was played at Yurtec Stadium Sendai in Sendai (capacity 19,694). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.