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Iwaki vs Vegalta Sendai: result 2-2 and analysis

J2 LeagueRegular Season - 38Kick-off on October 8, 2023 at 05:00 AM (UTC)Hawaiians Stadium Iwaki, Iwaki

Iwaki
2-2
Vegalta Sendai

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What was the result of Iwaki vs Vegalta Sendai?

Iwaki and Vegalta Sendai drew 2-2 on October 8, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 18′H. IwabuchiIwaki
  • 35′R. KidaVegalta Sendai (pen.)
  • 57′H. KamadaVegalta Sendai
  • 68′S. NagaiIwaki

Official lineup for Iwaki vs Vegalta Sendai

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Iwaki

  1. 7R. Sugiyama
  2. 17K. Tanimura
  3. 18S. Yoshizawa
  4. 19H. Iwabuchi
  1. 6E. Miyamoto
  2. 14D. Yamaguchi
  3. 24Y. Yamashita
  4. 33Y. Shimoda
  1. 4R. Ieizumi
  2. 35G. Egawa
  1. 21T. Takagiwa

Vegalta Sendai

  1. 3N. Fukumori
  2. 7M. Nakajima
  3. 13H. Yamada
  4. 18R. Kida
  1. 2Y. Akiyama
  2. 26K. Matsuzaki
  3. 32H. Kamada
  4. 37K. Nagasawa
  1. 22Y. Koide
  2. 25T. Mase
  1. 33A. Hayashi
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Iwaki have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Vegalta Sendai have 3, 4 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Iwaki
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 1, 2023Machida Zelvia(away)3-2J2 League
Sep 23, 2023Kanazawa(home)1-0J2 League
Sep 17, 2023Thespakusatsu Gunma(away)0-1J2 League
Sep 10, 2023Tokushima Vortis(away)0-2J2 League
Sep 3, 2023Fagiano Okayama(home)1-2J2 League
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 30, 2023Roasso Kumamoto(home)1-0J2 League
Sep 23, 2023JEF United Chiba(away)1-3J2 League
Sep 16, 2023Mito Hollyhock(home)0-1J2 League
Sep 9, 2023Fagiano Okayama(away)0-1J2 League
Sep 3, 2023Ventforet Kofu(home)0-0J2 League

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Iwaki win, 0 draws, 0 Vegalta Sendai wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 12, 2023Vegalta Sendai 0-1 IwakiJ2 League

Last archived meeting: Vegalta Sendai vs Iwaki on Mar 12, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Iwaki score 1.2 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Vegalta Sendai score 1.0 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Iwaki1.21.157/155/15
Vegalta Sendai1.01.738/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Iwaki sit 9th in J2 League (17 points from 13 matches) and Vegalta Sendai sit 1st (27 points from 13 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Vegalta Sendai13832221127
9Iwaki13526201917

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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