Match Report
62 points for Vegalta Sendai (7th), 58 for Sagan Tosu (8th): a 4-point gap. The last five rounds placed Sagan Tosu no better than 17th for form, against 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Vegalta Sendai were scoring 1.24 and conceding 0.95, Sagan Tosu 1.21 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Sagan Tosu in 5 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Vegalta Sendai have 1 win to Sagan Tosu's 2, with 1 draw, at 1.25 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Only 0% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Yurtec Stadium Sendai, capacity 19,694, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sagan Tosu led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Vegalta Sendai: Ko Miyazaki (82'), Ko Miyazaki (78'), Kokoro Kobayashi (90') · Sagan Tosu: Jun Nishikawa (31'), Reiya Morishita (49')
Key stats
Possession: Vegalta Sendai 51% · Sagan Tosu 49% · Total shots: 13-16 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 5-6