Match Info

J2/J3 League - Round 3

Date: 22 February 2026, Sunday

Location: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi (Utsunomiya)

Where to Watch on TV:


China	K-Ball
Japan	DAZN Japan


	Tochigi		Vegalta Sendai

	1	X	2
				Watch
	3.65	3.1	1.92	Watch
	4.59	3.5	1.78
	4.08	3.44	1.87	Watch
	3.5	3.2	1.91
	3.7	3.34	2	Watch
	5	3.5	1.68
Avarage Now (Initially)	4.09 ↓ (4.53)	3.35 ↓ (3.46)	1.86 ↑ (1.7)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.00

The best margin for this event is 6.5%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Tochigi
22.6%

Draw
27.6%

Vegalta Sendai
49.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

20.1%

26.3%

53.6%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Tochigi has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.5%)

Vegalta Sendai has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.9%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
0%	25%	75%

Tochigi - Vegalta Sendai Predictions

Users Predictions: 4 users predict this event. Sendai will win (votes: 3 - 75%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 25%).

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 2 Selected Experts predict this event. Sendai (votes: 1 - 50%). Tie (votes: 1 - 50%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 0:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
71. Inokoshi Y. (G) 4. Sato S. 5. Yanagi Y. 25. Iwasaki H. 13. Osone K. 47. Yoshino H. 40. Meshino S. 7. Kawana R. 81. Nakano K. 10. Igarashi T. 77. Nishino T.	33. Hayashi A. (G) 22. Takada R. 5. Sugata M. 44. Inoue S. 37. Sugiyama Y. 6. Matsui R. 2. Igarashi S. 10. Kamada H. 7. Araki S. 34. Furuya A. 9. Miyazaki K.
Substitutes
11. Aoshima T. 80. Otabor K. 21. Sakuraba R. (G) 19. Shoji H. 17. Sugimori K. 14. Suzuki S. 26. Tabata T. 15. Tsutsumi H. 29. Yano K.	42. Ishii H. 27. Iwabuchi H. 11. Kobayashi K. 29. Matsuzawa K. (G) 15. Minami S. 20. Nakada Y. 3. Okuyama M. 8. Takeda H. 4. Yutani A.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 0)
22', 1 - 0, Nakano K. ⚽, Yoshino H. (A),
38', Furuya A. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 2)
46', Furuya A. ↓, Iwabuchi H. ↑,
46', Araki S. ↓, Takeda H. ↑,
66', Matsui R. ↓, Minami S. ↑,
69', 1 - 1, Iwabuchi H. ⚽, Kamada H. (A),
71', Igarashi T. ↓, Otabor K. ↑,
76', 1 - 2, Sugiyama Y. ⚽, Sugata M. (A),
76', Kawana R. ↓, Suzuki S. ↑,
76', Yoshino H. ↓, Tsutsumi H. ↑,
78', Iwabuchi H. 🟨,
80', Igarashi S. 🟨,
84', Sugiyama Y. ↓, Yutani A. ↑,
88', Miyazaki K. ↓, Nakada Y. ↑,
88', Meshino S. ↓, Aoshima T. ↑,
88', Osone K. ↓, Yano K. ↑,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Tochigi won 1.

Tochigi may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, Sendai is seen as the favorite.

In the last 7 head-to-head matches, Tochigi won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 5 matches, and goals 7:11. (average 1:1.6).

Including home matches between the teams, Tochigi won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 4:5. (average 1:1.3).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Tochigi SC
Japan J2 J3 League
15.02.26	Tochigi - Montedio Yamagata	1:2 ✺
Japan J3 League
29.11.25	Nagano Parceiro - Tochigi	0:4 ✺
23.11.25	Tochigi - Gainare Tottori	2:1 ✺
16.11.25	Zweigen Kanazawa - Tochigi	2:0 ✺
09.11.25	Tochigi - Kagoshima United	2:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.1 LWWLW
- Vegalta Sendai
Japan J2 J3 League
14.02.26	Yokohama FC - Vegalta Sendai	0:1 ✺
07.02.26	Tochigi City - Vegalta Sendai	1:4 ✺
Japan J2 League
29.11.25	Vegalta Sendai - Iwaki	0:1 ✺
23.11.25	Blaublitz Akita - Vegalta Sendai	0:0 ✺
08.11.25	Vegalta Sendai - Roasso Kumamoto	2:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.4 WWLTW

Latest Head to Head

Japan J League Cup
26.03.25	Tochigi - Vegalta Sendai	1:0 penalties
Japan J2 League
29.06.24	Vegalta Sendai - Tochigi	3:2
19.05.24	Tochigi - Vegalta Sendai	1:2
09.07.23	Tochigi - Vegalta Sendai	2:2
25.02.23	Vegalta Sendai - Tochigi	1:0
14.09.22	Tochigi - Vegalta Sendai	0:1
29.05.22	Vegalta Sendai - Tochigi	2:1

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