Roasso Kumamoto 0, Vegalta Sendai 2

SENDAI, Japan (Interstat) — Vegalta Sendai secured its first victory of the J2 League season, defeating Roasso Kumamoto 2-0 behind a dominant performance from forward Ko Miyazaki on Saturday at Yurtec Stadium Sendai. The home side controlled the match from the outset, ultimately breaking through in the second half to hand Roasso Kumamoto its second consecutive league defeat. The result defied the pregame projection from Interstat’s game simulator, which had forecast a 1-1 draw, though it aligned with the same service’s ELO system, which gave Vegalta Sendai an 87.90 percent probability to win. After a first half that saw few… Read more...