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)
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
This meeting
Minute by minute
33 updates- GoalGoal - Penalty - Yamato Naito 5-1
- Goal! The score is now 5-1.
- Hogang Han comes on for Ryota Takada.
- Corner awarded.
- Corner awarded.
- Koki Oshima is on, and Takuya Wada is off.
- Taiyo Yoneda comes on for Yuta Koide.
- GoalGoal! Yu Nakada scores to make it 5-0, assisted by Sota Minami.
- Sota Minami is on, and Yota Sugiyama is off.
- Shunta Araki is substituted for Aoi Kudo.
- Corner awarded.
- Corner awarded.
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- Yu Nakada comes on for Tsubasa Umeki.
- Ren Asakura is substituted for Hiroto Iwabuchi.
- Hideomi Yamamoto is on, and Hayata Mizuno is off.
- Corner awarded.
- Yellow card issued to Masahiro Sugata.
- Corner awarded.
- Yellow card shown to Kotatsu Kumakura.
- Kazushi Fujii is on, and Atsushi Kurokawa is off.
- GoalGoal! Motohiko Nakajima scores, bringing the score to 4-0, assisted by Tsubasa Umeki.
- GoalGoal! Tsubasa Umeki scores, making it 3-0, assisted by Hidetoshi Takeda.
- Atsushi Kurokawa receives a yellow card.
- Corner awarded.
- Corner awarded.
- Corner awarded.
- Corner awarded.
- On Kotatsu Kumakura, off Hiroya Sueki.
- GoalGoal! Hiroto Iwabuchi scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Ryota Takada.
- GoalGoal! Hiroto Iwabuchi scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Motohiko Nakajima.
- Kick-off has occurred!
- Match ends with a score of 5-1.
- First half ends with a score of 4-0.
Team stats
37 figures- 42%Possession58%
- 15Shots10
- 9Shots on target2
- 0Big chances created1
- 5Corners5
- 394Passes559
- 13Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards2
All 37 stats
- Attack
- 2Accurate crosses8
- 93Attacks115
- 1Big chances missed1
- 11Crosses24
- 58Dangerous attacks82
- 22Dribble attempts13
- 0Hit woodwork1
- 3Offsides2
- 60%Shot accuracy20%
- 1Shots blocked5
- 10Shots inside box8
- 5Shots off target3
- 4Shots outside box3
- 11Successful dribbles10
- Passing
- 19Accurate long passes19
- 299Accurate passes447
- 48%Long pass accuracy37%
- 40Long passes52
- 76%Pass accuracy80%
- Defence
- 87Ball safe81
- 6Goal kicks9
- 19Interceptions18
- 2Saves3
- 2Tackles0
- Discipline
- 2Free kicks2
- Other
- 0Penalties1
- 154Possession lost168
- 4Substitutions5
- 18Throw-ins28
Top ratings
XI avg 7.11 v 6.34- HIHiroto IwabuchiVEG8.5
- MNMotohiko NakajimaVEG7.6
Tsubasa UmekiVEG7.6
Ryota TakadaVEG7.2
Hidetoshi TakedaVEG7.1
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 3.33Goals per game (both sides)2.93
- 80%Over 1.580%
- 67%Over 2.567%
- 40%Over 3.527%
- 73%Both teams scored60%
- 20%Clean sheets0%
- 13%Failed to score40%
- Vegalta Sendai at home v Ventforet Kofu away
- 8Played8
- 4Won2
- 2Drawn2
- 2Lost4
- 18-10Goals (for-against)9-20
- 1.75Points per game1
- 75%Over 2.575%
- 13%Clean sheets0%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 13-91st-half goals (for-against)5-12
- 18-102nd-half goals (for-against)9-18
- 58%Goals after half-time64%
- 80%Goal before half-time73%
- 5-7-3Half-time W-D-L3-4-8
- Corners & cards (last 15 matches each)
- 5.4Corners won / game4.5
- 4.3Corners conceded / game5.8
- 60%Over 9.5 corners53%
- 60%Won the corner count33%
- 1.67Yellow cards / game1.2
- 3.67Cards in the match / game2
- 53%Over 3.5 cards13%
- 0Red cards (total)1
Goal timing
goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches- 351-15
- 7116-30
- 4431-45+
- 4246-60
- 4761-75
- 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.
- 281-15
- 3316-30
- 1731-45+
- 3646-60
- 3961-75
- 3676-90+
Matchday 16
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4–0
Fujieda MYFC - Iwaki
2–0
Montedio Yamagata - Blaublitz Akita
2–1
Oita Trinita - Vanraure Hachinohe
0–1
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1–1
Shonan Bellmare - Tochigi City
0–3
Omiya Ardija
Match strip & events
VEG 5–1 VEN · 1–2 yellow1′HT90′Vegalta Sendai on top 53 of 90 min · VEG 57% · VEN 43% pressure · peaks VEG 36′, VEN 90′
- Full time 5–1
- Yamato Naito5–1Penalty goal
- Ho-gang Hanfor Ryota Takada
- Taiyo Yonedafor Yuta Koide
- Koki Oshimafor Takuya Wada
- Yu Nakada5–0Goal · right foot · assist Sota Minami
- Sota Minamifor Yota Sugiyama
- Shunta Arakifor Aoi Kudo
- Yu Nakadafor Tsubasa Umeki
- Ren Asakurafor Hiroto Iwabuchi
- Hideomi Yamamotofor Hayata Mizuno
- Masahiro SugataYellow card
- Kotatsu KumakuraYellow card
- Kazushi Fujiifor Atsushi Kurokawa
- Half-time 4–0
- Motohiko Nakajima4–0Goal · right foot · assist Tsubasa Umeki
- Tsubasa Umeki3–0Goal · right foot · assist Hidetoshi Takeda
- Atsushi KurokawaYellow card
- Kotatsu Kumakurafor Hiroya Sueki
- Hiroto Iwabuchi2–0Goal · right foot · assist Ryota Takada
- 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 matchShots
- Yamato NaitoVEN6 (2)
- Hiroto IwabuchiVEG3 (2)
- Tsubasa UmekiVEG3 (2)
Big chances created
- Kazushi FujiiVEN1
Passes
- Riku NozawaVEN81/96
- Hikaru EndoVEN65/75
- Seigo TakeiVEN51/65
Key passes
- Motohiko NakajimaVEG3
- Hidetoshi TakedaVEG3
- Aoi KudoVEG2
Duels won
- Riku NozawaVEN13/19
- Seigo TakeiVEN12/20
- Ryunosuke SagaraVEG11/18
Dribbles
- Hayata MizunoVEN5/6
- Ryunosuke SagaraVEG3/4
- Hiroto IwabuchiVEG2/2
Tackles
- Hiroto IwabuchiVEG1
- Aoi KudoVEG1
Clearances
- Masahiro SugataVEG8
- Sena IgarashiVEG7
- Hikaru EndoVEN6
Saves
- John HigashiVEN3
- Daiki HottaVEG2
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 3-1W20 Sep
- 2-0W26 Sep
- 2-1W4 Oct
- 1-0W11 Oct
- 0-0D17 Oct
- 3-1W21 Oct
- 1-2L25 Oct
- 1-2L31 Oct
- 0-1L3 Nov
- 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
- 0-1L19 Sep
- 1-3L23 Sep
- 1-5L26 Sep
- 1-2L3 Oct
- 2-1W10 Oct
- 0-5L18 Oct
- 0-3L21 Oct
- 1-1D25 Oct
- 1-1D31 Oct
- 0-1L3 Nov
1-2-7goals 7:230.50pts/game
latest 5
Expected vs happened
as of kick-off61%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%
| Outcome | Model | Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Vegalta Sendai win | 61% | Yes |
| Draw | 23% | No |
| Ventforet Kofu win | 16% | No |
| Over 1.5 goals | 72% | Yes |
| Over 2.5 goals | 46% | Yes |
| Over 3.5 goals | 25% | Yes |
| Both teams to score | 45% | Yes |
| Vegalta Sendai clean sheet | 46% | No |
| Ventforet Kofu clean sheet | 17% | 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- 16.6Daiki Hotta100′
- 227.2Ryota TakadaA ↓83′
- 56.7Masahiro SugataYC 100′
- 27.0Sena Igarashi100′
- 376.5Yota Sugiyama↓72′
- 87.1Hidetoshi TakedaA 100′
- 176.6Aoi Kudo↓72′
- 77.6Motohiko NakajimaG A 100′
- 146.7Ryunosuke Sagara100′
- 278.5Hiroto Iwabuchi2G ↓64′
- 187.6Tsubasa UmekiG A ↓64′
- 975.8John Higashi100′
- 206.3Hikaru Endo100′
- 35.9Riku Nozawa100′
- 226.2Yuta Koide↓79′
- 196.5Hayata Mizuno↓63′
- 166.1Hiroya Sueki↓15′
- 416.4Takuya Wada↓79′
- 136.4Yukito Murakami100′
- 966.4Atsushi KurokawaYC ↓46′
- 107.1Yamato NaitoG 100′
- 276.7Seigo Takei100′
- 15Sota MinamiMF · A ↑72′5.2
- 20Yu NakadaFW · G ↑64′7.0
- 47Shunta ArakiMF · ↑72′6.3
- 55Ho-gang HanDF · ↑83′6.3
- 80Ren AsakuraFW · ↑64′6.7
- 9Ko MiyazakiFW
- 11Kokoro KobayashiFW
- 29Koki MatsuzawaGK
- 34Ayumu FuruyaFW
SubstitutesCoaches: Yoshiro Moriyama (1.59 PPG) · Hiroki ShibuyaG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 4Hideomi YamamotoMF · ↑63′6.5
- 11Kotatsu KumakuraFW · YC ↑15′7.1
- 14Kazushi FujiiMF · ↑46′6.5
- 15Taiyo YonedaMF · ↑79′6.8
- 29Koki OshimaMF · ↑79′6.6
- 6Iwana KobayashiMF
- 17Shun FukumotoDF
- 33Kodai YamauchiGK
- 95MendesDF
Table after full time
J2-League 2026/2027| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 10-2-4 | 23:24 | -1 | 32 | 1st | |
| 2 | 16 | 9-4-3 | 32:17 | +15 | 31 | 2nd | |
| 3 | 16 | 9-4-3 | 29:15 | +14 | 31 | 3rd | |
| 4 | 16 | 9-3-4 | 28:15 | +13 | 30 | 6th ▲2 | |
| 5 | 16 | 8-6-2 | 30:18 | +12 | 30 | 4th ▼1 | |
| 6 | 16 | 8-5-3 | 26:17 | +9 | 29 | 5th ▼1 | |
| 18 | 16 | 3-3-10 | 21:31 | -10 | 12 | 18th | |
| 19 | 16 | 3-3-10 | 16:32 | -16 | 12 | 19th | |
| 20 | 16 | 3-3-10 | 12:34 | -22 | 12 | 20th |
- 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 20053-5-0Vegalta 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
- Vegalta Sendai0–0Ventforet KofuJ2-League
- Ventforet Kofu1–2Vegalta SendaiJ2-League
- Vegalta Sendai2–2Ventforet KofuJ2-League
- Ventforet Kofu1–1Vegalta SendaiJ2-League
- Vegalta Sendai0–0Ventforet KofuJ2-League
Show all 8 meetings
- Ventforet Kofu2–3Vegalta SendaiJ2-League
- Ventforet Kofu0–1Vegalta SendaiJ1 League
- Ventforet Kofu1–1Vegalta SendaiJ2-League
- 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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