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J1 Preview Nov.7th 19.00 – Vegalta Sendai vs Cerezo Osaka at Yurtec

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Team News – Cerezo Osaka – no players suspended, no injuries reported!
Vegalta Sendai – DF/MF Kakuda is suspended. No reported injuries.

Head to Head – 2009 J2 since Cerezo won this match. In 19 games since 2003, Sendai have won 9, Cerezo 5, with 5 draws.

Match Preview – Vegalta Sendai know that the J.League Championship is, again, in their own hands. Repeated dropped points by all three top teams has left the title race close and, with four games to go, the top two teams are still locked together, clear of the chasing Urawa Reds. But Shimizu S-Pulse may yet have a say! Cerezo are in better form that Vegalta, and, barring ridiculous mathematical combinations of results, must be safe. So no pressure and a good game from them or no pressure, so they relax and give it away. Which Cerezo will turn up today?

Vegalta Sendai have home advantage and know they MUST win this, considering that their rivals for the title have Consadole Sapporo as opponents today. Akamine is in fine form and Wilson has found his touch again, recently. Surprisingly enough, Vegalta do not seem to have missed the in and out form (and injury) of Sekiguchi, who was touted as the next player to go overseas last season. Tehir deoth may help in the last few games. EXPECT a WIN for VEGALTA SENDAI!

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J1 Preview – Sat. October 27th – 14:00 – Jubilo Iwata v. Vegalta Sendai at Yamaha Stadium

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Team News – Jubilo Iwata – FW Yamazaki is suspended. FW Maeda is still doubtful. They are still missing MFs Matsuoka and Baek, too.
Vegalta Sendai – DF/MF Kakuda is suspended. No injuries reported.

Head to Head – Four wins for Jubilo, three for Vegalta and seven draws over the last decade.

Match Preview – Jubilo Iwata have lost their last three as they go into freefall, dropping to 8th, albeit just 3 points off 4th spot. Anything can still happen in J1 in five games but Jubilo have got into a losing habit and I can’t see them breaking that any time soon. The influence of Baek has been missed in the creative department and, with Maeda doubtful, too, the scoring part of the team is under pressure, also. Expect a crisis of confidence in their final games, knowing that their title hopes have long gone now.

Vaegalta Sendai have lost two of their last five, while Sanfrecce above them have dropped just one less point and Reds below them have lost three in that time. So, the team’s fate is really in their own hands and, even at this stage of the season, most followers are expecting them to crack up and give it away… will this mean less pressure? Would they realy settle for 2nd position after this long? I don’t think so. It seems they have been through their bad patch and come out still (almost) on top. EXPECT a DRAW today, but it will still be enough to keep them in at least 2nd place.

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J1 Preview Aug.18th – 19:00 Vegalta Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol at Yurtec

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Vegalta Sendai – DF Kakuda is out for at least a month.

Kashiwa Reysol – MF Leandro Domingues is suspended. DF Fujita out for a month.

6 wins for Reysol, 4 for Vegalta, and just one draw in 11.

this is a BIG game for both teams. Kashiwa Reysol can continue their impressive rise up the table after their bad start – now just 5 points off the top, a win here will draw them level with today’s opponents and prove their credentials. A loss will allow Sendai to pull away from Reysol, but Reysol have drawn their last two, while Sendai lost to bottom club Sapporo last weekend, so both teams will be pulling out all of the stops.

Reysol will be missing influential midfielder Leandro Domingues to suspension and may well be settling for a draw by the time Sendai have pulled out all THEIR stops! If Akamine, Wilson and Ota can take their chances Vegalta could take this, especially with home support, but Sendai have not won in four games but still remain in 2nd place… will a draw be the best these two teams can do today? EXPECT a DRAW!