Fukushima United vs Vegalta SendaiPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

At the Toho in Fukushima, Fukushima United face Vegalta Sendai in a single-leg J-League Cup tie with no table to refer to. The hosts arrive from a 2-2 at home with Nara Club and their five most recent outings have brought one win, one draw and three defeats: alongside that draw sit a 0-1 away at Yokohama F. Marinos, a 1-2 away at Gainare Tottori, a 7-0 home win over Oyama and a 3-4 defeat at Kanazawa. That totals 13 goals scored and 9 conceded, though it should be read with the very wide scoreline of that one win in mind. Vegalta Sendai arrive from a 4-2 home win over Tegevajaro Miyazaki. In the four games before that they lost 1-2 at home to Tochigi City, won 2-0 away at Vanraure Hachinohe, drew 0-0 with Oita Trinita and lost 0-2 away at Fujieda MYFC: two wins, one draw and two defeats, with 7 goals scored and 6 conceded. There is no recorded meeting between the two clubs. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.