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Vegalta Sendai vs Ventforet Kofu Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 4–05 – 1

Hiroto Iwabuchi 5′, 12′Tsubasa Umeki 37′Motohiko Nakajima 45+4′Yu Nakada 77′6th

20thYamato Naito 90+3′ (pen)

HI

Player of the matchHiroto IwabuchiVEG · 2 goals · 68′ played · 3 shots (2 on target) · 5 duels won · 2 dribbles

8.5
Possession
42%58%
Shots · on target in brackets
15 (9)10 (2)
Corners
55
Table · 30 v 12 pts
6th → 4th20th

J2-LeagueMatchday 16Yurtec Stadium SendaiRef T. Nakai

Minute by minute

33 updates
  1. GoalGoal - Penalty - Yamato Naito 5-1
  2. Goal! The score is now 5-1.
  3. Hogang Han comes on for Ryota Takada.
  4. Corner awarded.
  5. Corner awarded.
  6. Koki Oshima is on, and Takuya Wada is off.
  7. Taiyo Yoneda comes on for Yuta Koide.
  8. GoalGoal! Yu Nakada scores to make it 5-0, assisted by Sota Minami.
  9. Sota Minami is on, and Yota Sugiyama is off.
  10. Shunta Araki is substituted for Aoi Kudo.
  11. Corner awarded.
  12. Corner awarded.
Show all 33 updates
  1. Yu Nakada comes on for Tsubasa Umeki.
  2. Ren Asakura is substituted for Hiroto Iwabuchi.
  3. Hideomi Yamamoto is on, and Hayata Mizuno is off.
  4. Corner awarded.
  5. Yellow card issued to Masahiro Sugata.
  6. Corner awarded.
  7. Yellow card shown to Kotatsu Kumakura.
  8. Kazushi Fujii is on, and Atsushi Kurokawa is off.
  9. GoalGoal! Motohiko Nakajima scores, bringing the score to 4-0, assisted by Tsubasa Umeki.
  10. GoalGoal! Tsubasa Umeki scores, making it 3-0, assisted by Hidetoshi Takeda.
  11. Atsushi Kurokawa receives a yellow card.
  12. Corner awarded.
  13. Corner awarded.
  14. Corner awarded.
  15. Corner awarded.
  16. On Kotatsu Kumakura, off Hiroya Sueki.
  17. GoalGoal! Hiroto Iwabuchi scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Ryota Takada.
  18. GoalGoal! Hiroto Iwabuchi scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Motohiko Nakajima.
  19. Kick-off has occurred!
  20. Match ends with a score of 5-1.
  21. First half ends with a score of 4-0.

Team stats

37 figures
  1. 42%Possession58%
  2. 15Shots10
  3. 9Shots on target2
  4. 0Big chances created1
  5. 5Corners5
  6. 394Passes559
  7. 13Fouls8
  8. 1Yellow cards2
All 37 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 2Accurate crosses8
  3. 93Attacks115
  4. 1Big chances missed1
  5. 11Crosses24
  6. 58Dangerous attacks82
  7. 22Dribble attempts13
  8. 0Hit woodwork1
  9. 3Offsides2
  10. 60%Shot accuracy20%
  11. 1Shots blocked5
  12. 10Shots inside box8
  13. 5Shots off target3
  14. 4Shots outside box3
  15. 11Successful dribbles10
  16. Passing
  17. 19Accurate long passes19
  18. 299Accurate passes447
  19. 48%Long pass accuracy37%
  20. 40Long passes52
  21. 76%Pass accuracy80%
  22. Defence
  23. 87Ball safe81
  24. 6Goal kicks9
  25. 19Interceptions18
  26. 2Saves3
  27. 2Tackles0
  28. Discipline
  29. 2Free kicks2
  30. Other
  31. 0Penalties1
  32. 154Possession lost168
  33. 4Substitutions5
  34. 18Throw-ins28

Top ratings

XI avg 7.11 v 6.34
  1. HIHiroto IwabuchiVEG8.5
  2. MNMotohiko NakajimaVEG7.6
  3. Tsubasa UmekiVEG7.6
  4. Ryota TakadaVEG7.2
  5. Hidetoshi TakedaVEG7.1

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.33Goals per game (both sides)2.93
  3. 80%Over 1.580%
  4. 67%Over 2.567%
  5. 40%Over 3.527%
  6. 73%Both teams scored60%
  7. 20%Clean sheets0%
  8. 13%Failed to score40%
  9. Vegalta Sendai at home v Ventforet Kofu away
  10. 8Played8
  11. 4Won2
  12. 2Drawn2
  13. 2Lost4
  14. 18-10Goals (for-against)9-20
  15. 1.75Points per game1
  16. 75%Over 2.575%
  17. 13%Clean sheets0%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 13-91st-half goals (for-against)5-12
  20. 18-102nd-half goals (for-against)9-18
  21. 58%Goals after half-time64%
  22. 80%Goal before half-time73%
  23. 5-7-3Half-time W-D-L3-4-8
  24. Corners & cards (last 15 matches each)
  25. 5.4Corners won / game4.5
  26. 4.3Corners conceded / game5.8
  27. 60%Over 9.5 corners53%
  28. 60%Won the corner count33%
  29. 1.67Yellow cards / game1.2
  30. 3.67Cards in the match / game2
  31. 53%Over 3.5 cards13%
  32. 0Red cards (total)1

How we calculate this

Goal timing

goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches
  1. 351-15
  2. 7116-30
  3. 4431-45+
  4. 4246-60
  5. 4761-75
  6. 7276-90+

29:21 goals 15:39Bar and top figure: scored. Red figure: conceded. A goal from minute 76 on in 40% v 35% of their matches.

  1. 281-15
  2. 3316-30
  3. 1731-45+
  4. 3646-60
  5. 3961-75
  6. 3676-90+

Matchday 16

J2-League · the other 9 games
  1. Sagan Tosu1–2Kataller Toyama
  2. Tokushima Vortis1–2Tegevajaro Miyazaki
  3. Albirex Niigata1–0Imabari
  4. Yokohama4–0Fujieda MYFC
  5. Iwaki2–0Montedio Yamagata
  6. Blaublitz Akita2–1Oita Trinita
  7. Vanraure Hachinohe0–1Consadole Sapporo
  8. Júbilo Iwata1–1Shonan Bellmare
  9. Tochigi City0–3Omiya Ardija
J2-League fixtures and results →

Match strip & events

VEG 5–1 VEN · 1–2 yellow

1′HT90′Vegalta Sendai on top 53 of 90 min · VEG 57% · VEN 43% pressure · peaks VEG 36′, VEN 90′
  1. Full time 5–1
  2. Yamato Naito5–1Penalty goal
  3. Ho-gang Hanfor Ryota Takada
  4. Taiyo Yonedafor Yuta Koide
  5. Koki Oshimafor Takuya Wada
  6. Yu Nakada5–0Goal · right foot · assist Sota Minami
  7. Sota Minamifor Yota Sugiyama
  8. Shunta Arakifor Aoi Kudo
  9. Yu Nakadafor Tsubasa Umeki
  10. Ren Asakurafor Hiroto Iwabuchi
  11. Hideomi Yamamotofor Hayata Mizuno
  12. Masahiro SugataYellow card
  13. Kotatsu KumakuraYellow card
  14. Kazushi Fujiifor Atsushi Kurokawa
  15. Half-time 4–0
  16. Motohiko Nakajima4–0Goal · right foot · assist Tsubasa Umeki
  17. Tsubasa Umeki3–0Goal · right foot · assist Hidetoshi Takeda
  18. Atsushi KurokawaYellow card
  19. Kotatsu Kumakurafor Hiroya Sueki
  20. Hiroto Iwabuchi2–0Goal · right foot · assist Ryota Takada
  21. Hiroto Iwabuchi1–0Goal · right foot · assist Motohiko Nakajima

What stands out

  • 4thfrom 6th

    Vegalta Sendai moved from 6th to 4th in the J2-League table with this result.27 → 30 points after 16 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 4–0half-time

    The match stood at 4–0 at half-time before 1–1 after the break (5–1 full time).

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Yamato NaitoVEN6 (2)
  2. Hiroto IwabuchiVEG3 (2)
  3. Tsubasa UmekiVEG3 (2)

Big chances created

  1. Kazushi FujiiVEN1

Passes

  1. Riku NozawaVEN81/96
  2. Hikaru EndoVEN65/75
  3. Seigo TakeiVEN51/65

Duels won

  1. Riku NozawaVEN13/19
  2. Seigo TakeiVEN12/20
  3. Ryunosuke SagaraVEG11/18

Saves

  1. John HigashiVEN3
  2. Daiki HottaVEG2

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Vegalta Sendai4d restVEN +1d rest5d restVentforet Kofu
  1. 3-1W20 Sep
  2. 2-0W26 Sep
  3. 2-1W4 Oct
  4. 1-0W11 Oct
  5. 0-0D17 Oct
  6. 3-1W21 Oct
  7. 1-2L25 Oct
  8. 1-2L31 Oct
  9. 0-1L3 Nov
  10. 6-1W4 Nov

6-1-3goals 19:91.90pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-1L19 Sep
  2. 1-3L23 Sep
  3. 1-5L26 Sep
  4. 1-2L3 Oct
  5. 2-1W10 Oct
  6. 0-5L18 Oct
  7. 0-3L21 Oct
  8. 1-1D25 Oct
  9. 1-1D31 Oct
  10. 0-1L3 Nov

1-2-7goals 7:230.50pts/game

  1. HJapan Soccer College6–1
  2. AKataller Toyama0–1
  3. HOmiya Ardija1–2
  4. AAlbirex Niigata1–2
  5. HImabari3–1

latest 5

  1. HAlbirex Niigata0–1
  2. AImabari1–1
  3. AOita Trinita1–1
  4. HYokohama0–3
  5. AIwaki0–5
Show older matches
  1. HTokushima Vortis0–0
  2. AMontedio Yamagata1–0
  3. HJúbilo Iwata2–1
  4. AIwaki2–0
  5. ATochigi City3–1

older

  1. HTochigi City2–1
  2. HKataller Toyama1–2
  3. AOmiya Ardija1–5
  4. AKashima Antlers1–3
  5. HTokushima Vortis0–1

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

61%Model · draw 23%16%

Projected goals
1.77 – 0.77total 2.54 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–0 14%2–0 12.4%1–1 10.7%
OutcomeModelHappened
Vegalta Sendai win61%Yes
Draw23%No
Ventforet Kofu win16%No
Over 1.5 goals72%Yes
Over 2.5 goals46%Yes
Over 3.5 goals25%Yes
Both teams to score45%Yes
Vegalta Sendai clean sheet46%No
Ventforet Kofu clean sheet17%No

Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Match info

Competition
J2-League
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 16 of 38
Kick-off
Venue
Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
Capacity
19,694 · grass
Weather
11 °C · scattered clouds · humidity 48%
Referee
T. Nakai
VEG coach
Yoshiro Moriyama (1.59 PPG)
VEN coach
Hiroki Shibuya
Hashtag
#VEGVEN

Match summary

Vegalta Sendai beat Ventforet Kofu 5-1 in the J2-League, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Vegalta Sendai (6th, 27 pts) were 15 points ahead of Ventforet Kofu (20th, 12 pts). Before kickoff, Vegalta Sendai were 6th in the table but 14th on points from the last five league games. Across 8 previous meetings on record, Vegalta Sendai won 3 and Ventforet Kofu won 0, with 5 draws (2.13 goals per game).

Goals came from Hiroto Iwabuchi (5', 12'), Tsubasa Umeki (37'), Motohiko Nakajima (45') and Yu Nakada (77') for Vegalta Sendai and Yamato Naito (90') for Ventforet Kofu.

Vegalta Sendai — live results and scheduleVentforet Kofu — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Vegalta Sendai3-5-27.11 avg rating 6.343-4-3Ventforet Kofu
  1. 16.6Daiki Hotta100′
  1. 227.2Ryota TakadaA ↓83′
  2. 56.7Masahiro SugataYC 100′
  3. 27.0Sena Igarashi100′
  1. 376.5Yota Sugiyama↓72′
  2. 87.1Hidetoshi TakedaA 100′
  3. 176.6Aoi Kudo↓72′
  4. 77.6Motohiko NakajimaG A 100′
  5. 146.7Ryunosuke Sagara100′
  1. 278.5Hiroto Iwabuchi2G ↓64′
  2. 187.6Tsubasa UmekiG A ↓64′
  1. 975.8John Higashi100′
  1. 206.3Hikaru Endo100′
  2. 35.9Riku Nozawa100′
  3. 226.2Yuta Koide↓79′
  1. 196.5Hayata Mizuno↓63′
  2. 166.1Hiroya Sueki↓15′
  3. 416.4Takuya Wada↓79′
  4. 136.4Yukito Murakami100′
  1. 966.4Atsushi KurokawaYC ↓46′
  2. 107.1Yamato NaitoG 100′
  3. 276.7Seigo Takei100′
  1. 15Sota MinamiMF · A ↑72′5.2
  2. 20Yu NakadaFW · G ↑64′7.0
  3. 47Shunta ArakiMF · ↑72′6.3
  4. 55Ho-gang HanDF · ↑83′6.3
  5. 80Ren AsakuraFW · ↑64′6.7
  6. 9Ko MiyazakiFW
  7. 11Kokoro KobayashiFW
  8. 29Koki MatsuzawaGK
  9. 34Ayumu FuruyaFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Yoshiro Moriyama (1.59 PPG) · Hiroki ShibuyaG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 4Hideomi YamamotoMF · ↑63′6.5
  2. 11Kotatsu KumakuraFW · YC ↑15′7.1
  3. 14Kazushi FujiiMF · ↑46′6.5
  4. 15Taiyo YonedaMF · ↑79′6.8
  5. 29Koki OshimaMF · ↑79′6.6
  6. 6Iwana KobayashiMF
  7. 17Shun FukumotoDF
  8. 33Kodai YamauchiGK
  9. 95MendesDF

Table after full time

J2-League 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Albirex Niigata1610-2-423:24-1321st
2Yokohama169-4-332:17+15312nd
3Kataller Toyama169-4-329:15+14313rd
4Vegalta Sendai169-3-428:15+13306th ▲2
5Omiya Ardija168-6-230:18+12304th ▼1
6Tegevajaro Miyazaki168-5-326:17+9295th ▼1
18Tochigi City163-3-1021:31-101218th
19Imabari163-3-1016:32-161219th
20Ventforet Kofu163-3-1012:34-221220th
Vegalta Sendai
6th → 4th27 → 30 pts
Ventforet Kofu
20th12 → 12 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Head-to-head

8 meetings on record since 2005

3-5-0Vegalta Sendai W-D-L · goals 10:7

3 VEG5 draws0 VEN
With Vegalta Sendai at home
0-3-0 (2:2)
Goals per meeting
2.13
Over 2.5 goals
38%
Both teams scored
63%
Won by the host
0%
Last 5 (Vegalta Sendai)
1W 4D 0L · 1.8 goals/game
  1. Vegalta Sendai0–0Ventforet KofuJ2-League
  2. Ventforet Kofu1–2Vegalta SendaiJ2-League
  3. Vegalta Sendai2–2Ventforet KofuJ2-League
  4. Ventforet Kofu1–1Vegalta SendaiJ2-League
  5. Vegalta Sendai0–0Ventforet KofuJ2-League
Show all 8 meetings
  1. Ventforet Kofu2–3Vegalta SendaiJ2-League
  2. Ventforet Kofu0–1Vegalta SendaiJ1 League
  3. Ventforet Kofu1–1Vegalta SendaiJ2-League
  1. Ventforet KofunextVegalta SendaiJ2-League

Referee

T. Nakai
Cards / match
1.91this match 3 (+1.09)
Yellows / match
1.86this match 3
Reds / match
0.04
Penalties / match
0.1514% of matches
Fouls / match
17.4this match 21

0.85Home 0.85 vs Away 1.01 yellows/match · 2–1 red · 2 coach cards1.01

43%Results in 74 matches · draw 24%32%

home winsaway wins
With Vegalta Sendai
1-0-0 in 1 · 1 yellows/game
With Ventforet Kofu
1-0-1 in 2 · 0.5 yellows/game

TV channels

Other
DAZN · DAZN Japan · Miyagi TV

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