Akihiko Ikeuchi (Japan) 2.14 yellow and 0.05 red cards per match over 42 matches
Coaches
Yoshiro Moriyama · Tadahiro Akiba
Match decisions & VAR
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Vegalta Sendai
A. Hayashi
R. Takada
M. Sugata
Mateus Moraes
M. Okuyama
S. Igarashi
H. Takeda
M. Nakajima
H. Ishii
T. Umeki
H. Iwabuchi
Jubilo Iwata
R. Miura
K. Kuwabara
Danilo Cardoso
K. Yamazaki
R. Yoshimura
D. Kaneko
S. Inoue
D. Sato
T. Inui
T. Kawai
J. Victor
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Prediction right
We had a Vegalta Sendai win as the most likely outcome.
✓ Vegalta Sendai 44%
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Full time: Vegalta Sendai won 2-1.
Story
Vegalta Sendai vs Jubilo Iwata: the story of the match
2' — Vegalta Sendai took the lead: 1-0. T. Umeki scored it. 10' — Jubilo Iwata equalised: 1-1. D. Sato scored it. Half time: 1-1.
90' — Vegalta Sendai went back in front: 2-1. R. Sagara scored it. It came in the closing minutes. Vegalta Sendai won 2-1. The decisive goal came in the closing minutes.
Vegalta Sendai snatched a late 2-1 win over Jubilo Iwata, R. Sagara scoring the winner in the 90th minute. The half-time score was 1-1. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Vegalta Sendai's T. Umeki: 6.9. Sunday 4 October, Yurtec Stadium Sendai (Sendai): Vegalta Sendai against Jubilo Iwata in the J.League 2, kick-off 07:01.
How the match unfolded
Vegalta Sendai took the lead on 2 minutes thanks to T. Umeki. Jubilo Iwata drew level at 1-1 on 10 minutes thanks to D. Sato, set up by Danilo Cardoso. Half-time: 1-1 between Vegalta Sendai and Jubilo Iwata.
Vegalta Sendai went 2-1 up in the 90th minute through R. Sagara, set up by Y. Sugiyama.
What the numbers say
Booked for Vegalta Sendai: T. Umeki (29') and R. Sagara (95'). Jubilo Iwata's yellow cards went to S. Inoue in the 21st minute, D. Sato in the 34th minute, J. Victor in the 38th minute, K. Yamazaki in the 46th minute and Matheus Peixoto in the 81st minute.
Who stood out
Behind him, Y. Sugiyama at 6.8, R. Sagara at 6.7 and D. Sato at 6.5 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Vegalta Sendai made 6 changes: Y. Sugiyama for S. Igarashi (53'), K. Miyazaki for M. Okuyama (71'), H. Kamada for T. Umeki (71') and R. Asakura for H. Iwabuchi (71'). From the Jubilo Iwata bench came Yuri Lara on 28 minutes, Matheus Peixoto on 46 minutes, R. Ota on 46 minutes and S. Nishikubo on 74 minutes, among 6 changes.
How they came into it
Before kick-off, Vegalta Sendai's last 4 matches had brought 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Last time out, Vegalta Sendai beat Iwaki FC 2-0 away. Jubilo Iwata came into the match with 1 win and 2 defeats from their last 3 matches — scoring in 3 straight games. Their most recent game was a 4-2 win over JEF United Ichihara Chiba for Jubilo Iwata. Vegalta Sendai and Jubilo Iwata have met 2 times in our records: 1 win for Vegalta Sendai and 1 for Jubilo Iwata. When they last met, on 28 June 2025, Vegalta Sendai won 1-0. Akihiko Ikeuchi was the referee, averaging 2.1 yellow cards per match across 42 matches in our records.
The bigger picture
Vegalta Sendai extend their unbeaten run to 4 matches. Jubilo Iwata have now scored in 4 consecutive matches.
Next fixtures
Next up for Vegalta Sendai: home to Blaublitz Akita on Sunday 15 November. Jubilo Iwata's next match is away to FC Imabari on 15 November.
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J.League 2
