Tochigi City vs Vegalta Sendai Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 0–21 – 3
Musashi Suzuki 90+5′8th
6thMotohiko Nakajima 16′Hiroto Iwabuchi 35′Ryota Takada 55′
Player of the matchHiroto IwabuchiVEG · 1 goal · 1 assist · 67′ played · 2 key passes · 3 duels won · 1 shots (1 on target)
7.7- Possession
- 68%32%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 2 (1)16 (8)
- Corners
- 56
- Table · 10 v 14 pts
- 8th6th → 2nd
J2-LeagueMatchday 7Ref T. Nakai
This meeting
Events
TOC 1–3 VEG · 1–1 yellow- Full time 1–3
- Musashi Suzuki1–3Goal · right foot · assist Yuki Okaniwa
- Yuki Okaniwafor Toshiki Mori
- Joe Calettifor Pedro Augusto
- Masayuki Okuyamafor Hidetoshi Takeda
- Ko Miyazakifor Renji Matsui
- Hidetoshi TakedaYellow card
- Musashi Suzukifor Byron Vásquez
- Yugo Masukakefor Yoshiki Sato
- Hiromu Kamadafor Tsubasa Umeki
- Ren Asakurafor Hiroto Iwabuchi
- Keita Yamashitafor Atsushi Yoshida
- Ryota Takada0–3Goal · right foot · assist Hiroto Iwabuchi
- Sena Igarashifor Yota Sugiyama
- Half-time 0–2
- Hiroto Iwabuchi0–2Goal · right foot · assist Renji Matsui
- Motohiko Nakajima0–1Goal · right foot · assist Yota Sugiyama
- Yuta KoikeYellow card
Top ratings
XI avg 6.28 v 6.90- HIHiroto IwabuchiVEG7.7
- MNMotohiko NakajimaVEG7.3
Ryota TakadaVEG7.2- RMRenji MatsuiVEG7.2
Hidetoshi TakedaVEG6.9
Head-to-head
1 meeting on record since 20261-0-0Tochigi City W-D-L · goals 2:1
1 TOC0 draws0 VEG- Vegalta Sendai1–2Tochigi CityEmperor Cup
- Vegalta SendainextTochigi CityJ2-League
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 3.33Goals per game (both sides)3.6
- 87%Over 1.587%
- 67%Over 2.560%
- 53%Over 3.553%
- 47%Both teams scored60%
- 33%Clean sheets20%
- 27%Failed to score27%
- Tochigi City at home v Vegalta Sendai away
- 4Played7
- 3Won4
- 0Drawn0
- 1Lost3
- 12-5Goals (for-against)12-14
- 2.25Points per game1.71
- 100%Over 2.557%
- 50%Clean sheets29%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 12 games each
- 8-71st-half goals (for-against)8-6
- 17-42nd-half goals (for-against)14-15
- 68%Goals after half-time64%
- 75%Goal before half-time58%
- 4-4-4Half-time W-D-L3-7-2
Referee
T. Nakai- Cards / match
- 1.94this match 2 (+0.06)
- Yellows / match
- 1.90this match 2
- Reds / match
- 0.04
- Penalties / match
- 0.1615% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 17this match 20
0.85Home 0.85 vs Away 1.04 yellows/match · 2–1 red · 1 coach card1.04
44%Results in 68 recent matches · draw 25%31%
home winsaway winsAnalysed latest 68 of 73 career matches.
What stands out
- 2ndfrom 6th
Vegalta Sendai moved from 6th to 2nd in the J2-League table with this result.11 → 14 points after 7 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
- 0–2half-time
The match stood at 0–2 at half-time before 1–1 after the break (1–3 full time).
Team stats
36 figures- 68%Possession32%
- 2Shots16
- 1Shots on target8
- 0Big chances created1
- 5Corners6
- 584Passes278
- 12Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards1
All 36 stats
- Attack
- 7Accurate crosses1
- 137Attacks84
- 0Big chances missed3
- 17Crosses8
- 80Dangerous attacks54
- 14Dribble attempts10
- 2Offsides4
- 50%Shot accuracy50%
- 2Shots blocked3
- 3Shots inside box12
- 1Shots off target8
- 4Shots outside box4
- 6Successful dribbles5
- Passing
- 19Accurate long passes25
- 494Accurate passes201
- 43%Long pass accuracy49%
- 44Long passes51
- 85%Pass accuracy72%
- Defence
- 86Ball safe77
- 11Goal kicks7
- 10Interceptions10
- 5Saves2
- 1Tackles1
- Discipline
- 2Free kicks3
- Other
- 0Injuries1
- 136Possession lost121
- 6Substitutions5
- 22Throw-ins11
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 976.7Jin-hyeon Kim97′
- 315.8Aidan Simmons97′
- 26.6Matej Jonjic97′
- 36.1Hayato Teruyama97′
- 155.7Yoshiki Sato↓70′
- 76.4Toshiki Mori↓82′
- 206.0Pedro Augusto↓82′
- 246.6Kazuki Nishiya97′
- 116.3Byron Vásquez↓70′
- 236.1Atsushi Yoshida↓62′
- 326.6Yuta KoikeYC 97′
- 336.6Akihiro Hayashi97′
- 426.3Hayata Ishii97′
- 196.7Mateus Moraes97′
- 446.7Shion Inoue97′
- 227.2Ryota TakadaG 97′
- 77.3Motohiko NakajimaG 97′
- 67.2Renji MatsuiA ↓77′
- 86.9Hidetoshi TakedaYC ↓77′
- 376.8Yota SugiyamaA ↓46′
- 186.6Tsubasa Umeki↓65′
- 277.7Hiroto IwabuchiG A ↓65′
- 6Joe CalettiMF · ↑82′6.4
- 8Keita YamashitaFW · ↑62′6.5
- 9Musashi SuzukiFW · G ↑70′7.3
- 10Yuki OkaniwaMF · A ↑82′7.1
- 88Yugo MasukakeDF · ↑70′6.4
- 1Yoshinobu HaradaGK
- 5Ryo OkuiDF
- 18Masaru KatoMF
- 28Keitaro KonishiDF
SubstitutesCoaches: Naoki Imaya · Yoshiro Moriyama (1.59 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 2Sena IgarashiMF · ↑46′6.5
- 3Masayuki OkuyamaMF · ↑77′6.4
- 9Ko MiyazakiFW · ↑77′6.4
- 10Hiromu KamadaFW · ↑65′6.5
- 80Ren AsakuraFW · ↑65′6.1
- 1Daiki HottaGK
- 5Masahiro SugataDF
- 20Yu NakadaFW
- 47Shunta ArakiMF
Expected vs happened
as of kick-off45%Model · draw 24%31%
- Projected goals
- 1.66 – 1.35total 3.01 · from goals per game before kick-off
- Most likely scores
- 1–1 11%2–1 9.2%1–0 8.2%
| Outcome | Model | Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Tochigi City win | 45% | No |
| Draw | 24% | No |
| Vegalta Sendai win | 31% | Yes |
| Over 1.5 goals | 80% | Yes |
| Over 2.5 goals | 58% | Yes |
| Over 3.5 goals | 35% | Yes |
| Both teams to score | 60% | Yes |
| Tochigi City clean sheet | 26% | No |
| Vegalta Sendai clean sheet | 19% | No |
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this
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Match info
- Competition
- J2-League
- Season
- 2026/2027 · Matchday 7 of 38
- Kick-off
- Referee
- T. Nakai
- TOC coach
- Naoki Imaya
- VEG coach
- Yoshiro Moriyama (1.59 PPG)
Match summary
Vegalta Sendai beat Tochigi City 3-1 in the J2-League, Regular Season.
Before kickoff, Tochigi City sat 8th on 10 points, while Vegalta Sendai were 6th on 11 points.
Vegalta Sendai won with 32% of the possession. Goals came from Musashi Suzuki (90') for Tochigi City and Motohiko Nakajima (16'), Hiroto Iwabuchi (35') and Ryota Takada (55') for Vegalta Sendai.
Tochigi City — live results and scheduleVegalta Sendai — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Motohiko NakajimaVEG3 (2)
- Ren AsakuraVEG3 (1)
- Musashi SuzukiTOC2 (1)
Big chances created
- Hidetoshi TakedaVEG1
Passes
- Matej JonjicTOC82/90
- Hayato TeruyamaTOC77/88
- Jin-hyeon KimTOC48/54
Key passes
- Hidetoshi TakedaVEG3
- Hiroto IwabuchiVEG2
- Motohiko NakajimaVEG1
Duels won
- Motohiko NakajimaVEG12/20
- Ryota TakadaVEG10/14
- Pedro AugustoTOC10/15
Dribbles
- Byron VásquezTOC2/4
- Motohiko NakajimaVEG1/5
- Renji MatsuiVEG1/1
Tackles
- Mateus MoraesVEG1
- Pedro AugustoTOC1
Clearances
- Mateus MoraesVEG6
- Matej JonjicTOC5
- Ryota TakadaVEG4
Saves
- Jin-hyeon KimTOC5
- Akihiro HayashiVEG2
Table after full time
J2-League 2026/2027| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 5-0-2 | 9:10 | -1 | 15 | 1st | |
| 2 | 7 | 4-2-1 | 13:7 | +6 | 14 | 6th ▲4 | |
| 3 | 7 | 4-1-2 | 13:5 | +8 | 13 | 2nd ▼1 | |
| 4 | 7 | 4-1-2 | 13:8 | +5 | 13 | 3rd ▼1 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3-3-1 | 7:6 | +1 | 12 | 5th ▼1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 3-2-2 | 11:8 | +3 | 11 | 7th | |
| 8 | 7 | 3-1-3 | 14:10 | +4 | 10 | 8th | |
| 9 | 7 | 3-1-3 | 9:9 | 0 | 10 | 9th | |
| 10 | 7 | 3-1-3 | 5:8 | -3 | 10 | 10th | |
| 20 | 7 | 1-1-5 | 6:15 | -9 | 4 | 20th |
- Tochigi City
- 8th10 → 10 pts
- Vegalta Sendai
- 6th → 2nd11 → 14 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 2-3L5 Apr
- 0-1L15 Jul
- 0-2L9 Aug
- 5-0W15 Aug
- 3-1W22 Aug
- 2-1W26 Aug
- 1-3L29 Aug
- 2-0W2 Sep
- 4-1W6 Sep
- 0-0D12 Sep
5-1-4goals 19:121.60pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 0-2L24 May
- 0-5L15 Jul
- 0-2L8 Aug
- 0-0D15 Aug
- 2-0W22 Aug
- 1-2L26 Aug
- 4-2W29 Aug
- 3-1W5 Sep
- 3-4L9 Sep
- 1-1D13 Sep
3-2-5goals 14:191.10pts/game
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