Vegalta Sendai vs Tochigi City

Vegalta Sendai

5 - 0

Tochigi City

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00 Europe/London 📍 Yurtec Stadium Sendai 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Vegalta Sendai 2 · Tochigi City 32

Team Overview

Vegalta Sendai (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

16 / 11

Avg: 1.60 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.80

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Tochigi City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-1-5

Goals For / Against

8 / 17

Avg: 0.89 / 1.89

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this J2 League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.80

PPG

1.11

1.60

0.89

1.10

1.89

67%

O2.5

56%

BTTS

44%

22%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Vegalta Sendai rank2nd

Tochigi City rank32nd

Vegalta Sendai points38

Tochigi City points19

Vegalta Sendai: #2 · 38 pts · GD +17

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Tochigi City: #32 · 19 pts · GD -13

19 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Vegalta Sendai last 5 home

L W L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index47

Goals9-7

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Tochigi City last 5 away

L D W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals2-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Vegalta Sendai trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 22%

Tochigi City trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 56% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Vegalta Sendai score at home78%

Vegalta Sendai clean sheet at home33%

Tochigi City score away56%

Tochigi City clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Vegalta Sendai score first22%

Vegalta Sendai win after scoring first100%

Tochigi City score first44%

Tochigi City win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Vegalta Sendai 67% · Tochigi City 25%

Avg first goal minute: Vegalta Sendai 55.5' · Tochigi City 39.0'

Vs league average

Vegalta Sendai score at home1.60 vs 1.31

Vegalta Sendai concede at home1.10 vs 1.26

Tochigi City score away0.89 vs 1.26

Tochigi City concede away1.89 vs 1.31

Vegalta Sendai score 22% above league average, while Tochigi City score 30% below league average.

Defensive side: Vegalta Sendai are 13% below league average at home, and Tochigi City are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals5.00

BTTS50%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Vegalta Sendai goal timing (home)

1H scored: 16% 2H scored: 84% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 4

31-45 2

16-30 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

Tochigi City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26' ⚽

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26' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Iwabuchi

Normal Goal

45' ⚽

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45' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Sagara

Normal Goal

52'

52' Y. Okaniwa

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

H. Iwabuchi

Normal Goal

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ H. Iwabuchi

1st substitution · For: K. Kobayashi

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ T. Umeki

2nd substitution · For: Y. Nakada

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ S. Kotake

1st substitution · For: T. Inui

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ D. Moberg Karlsson

2nd substitution · For: P. J. Tanaka

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 4-0

K. Kobayashi

Normal Goal

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ H. Ishii

3rd substitution · For: S. Minami

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Y. Masukake

3rd substitution · For: H. Suzuki

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Yoshida

4th substitution · For: M. Suzuki

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ K. Yamashita

5th substitution · For: K. Saito

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ H. Kamada

4th substitution · For: Han Ho-gang

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 5-0

K. Kobayashi

Normal Goal

Vegalta Sendai vs Tochigi City 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Vegalta Sendai beat Tochigi City 5-0 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in J2 League. It was played at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

First half: Vegalta Sendai took the lead at 26' when H. Iwabuchi scored, making the score 1-0. Vegalta Sendai extended the lead at 45' when R. Sagara scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Y. Okaniwa received a yellow card for Tochigi City at 52'. Vegalta Sendai extended the lead at 57' when H. Iwabuchi scored, making the score 3-0. Vegalta Sendai made their 1st substitution at 58', with H. Iwabuchi replacing K. Kobayashi. Vegalta Sendai made their 2nd substitution at 58', with T. Umeki replacing Y. Nakada. Tochigi City made their 1st substitution at 58', with S. Kotake replacing T. Inui. Tochigi City made their 2nd substitution at 58', with D. Moberg Karlsson replacing P. J. Tanaka. Vegalta Sendai extended the lead at 67' when K. Kobayashi scored, making the score 4-0. Vegalta Sendai made their 3rd substitution at 71', with H. Ishii replacing S. Minami. Tochigi City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Y. Masukake replacing H. Suzuki. Tochigi City made their 4th substitution at 74', with A. Yoshida replacing M. Suzuki. Tochigi City made their 5th substitution at 80', with K. Yamashita replacing K. Saito. Vegalta Sendai made their 4th substitution at 84', with H. Kamada replacing Han Ho-gang. Vegalta Sendai extended the lead at 89' when K. Kobayashi scored, making the score 5-0.

Vegalta Sendai used 4 substitutions while Tochigi City used 5 substitutions. Tochigi City got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Vegalta Sendai vs Tochigi City Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

18 Apr 2026 Vegalta Sendai vs Tochigi City 5 - 0 07 Feb 2026 Tochigi City vs Vegalta Sendai 1 - 4