Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (11th, 49 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Vegalta Sendai (19th, 28 pts). Recent form told a different story for Sanfrecce Hiroshima: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: Vegalta Sendai 0.82 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1.16 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.21.
A win had eluded Sanfrecce Hiroshima for 6 matches.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Vegalta Sendai, 3 by Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 1 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Yurtec Stadium Sendai in Sendai (capacity 19,694). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Vegalta Sendai led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.




