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Kashima vs Vegalta Sendai: result 1-2 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 15Kick-off on May 20, 2018 at 05:00 AM (UTC)Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Kashima
1-2
Vegalta Sendai

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What was the result of Kashima vs Vegalta Sendai?

Vegalta Sendai won 1-2 on May 20, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 2′Naoki IshiharaVegalta Sendai
  • 65′K. ItakuraVegalta Sendai
  • 85′Y. SuzukiKashima

Official lineup for Kashima vs Vegalta Sendai

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Kashima

4-4-2
  1. 8S. Doi
  2. 6R. Nagaki
  1. 13A. Nakamura
  2. 10M. Kanazaki
  3. 25Y. Endo
  4. 40M. Ogasawara
  1. 32K. Anzai
  2. 24Yukitoshi Ito
  3. 5N. Ueda
  4. 3G. Shōji
  1. 1Kwoun Sun-Tae

Vegalta Sendai

3-1-4-2
  1. 20T. Abe
  2. 11Naoki Ishihara
  1. 16G. Notsuda
  2. 7H. Okuno
  3. 17Shingo Tomita
  4. 40Kunimitsu Sekiguchi
  1. 6K. Itakura
  1. 4K. Hachisuka
  2. 27K. Oiwa
  3. 39Jung-Ya Kim
  1. 21K. Seki
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What is the recent form of both teams?

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

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

Kashima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 16, 2018SHANGHAI SIPG(away)1-2AFC Champions League Elite
May 9, 2018SHANGHAI SIPG(home)3-1AFC Champions League Elite
May 5, 2018Urawa(home)1-0J1 League
May 2, 2018V-varen Nagasaki(home)2-1J1 League
Apr 28, 2018Yokohama F. Marinos(away)0-3J1 League
Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 16, 2018FC Tokyo(away)1-0J-League Cup
May 12, 2018Sanfrecce Hiroshima(home)1-3J1 League
May 9, 2018Yokohama F. Marinos(home)4-2J-League Cup
May 6, 2018Shonan Bellmare(away)3-1J1 League
May 2, 2018Gamba Osaka(away)0-1J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Kashima wins, 0 draws, 3 Vegalta Sendai wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 3, 2017Kashima 3-2 Vegalta SendaiJ-League Cup
Aug 30, 2017Vegalta Sendai 3-1 KashimaJ-League Cup
Aug 5, 2017Kashima 2-0 Vegalta SendaiJ1 League
Apr 16, 2017Vegalta Sendai 1-4 KashimaJ1 League
Aug 6, 2016Kashima 0-1 Vegalta SendaiJ1 League
Mar 12, 2016Vegalta Sendai 1-0 KashimaJ1 League

Last archived meeting: Kashima vs Vegalta Sendai on Sep 3, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Kashima score 1.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Vegalta Sendai score 1.4 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Kashima1.11.349/158/15
Vegalta Sendai1.41.448/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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6Kashima9513191616

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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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