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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

J. League · 2018
Sun 22 Jul 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hideaki Nishio
  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Toshiyuki Wazumi
  • Referee Ryo Tanimoto

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
18 Jul Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–3 L
20 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–0 W
11 May Sagan Tosu FC A 3–2 W
06 May V-Varen Nagasaki H 4–1 W
05 May V-Varen Nagasaki H 3–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
18 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W
19 May Gamba Osaka A 0–0 D
13 May Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
13 May Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
06 May Sagan Tosu FC H 0–3 L

Season Stats

Cerezo Osaka FC Urawa Red Diamonds
#2 Position #16
31 Points 25
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
48 Scored 37
38 Conceded 37
+10 GD +0
1.72 PPG 1.39
61% Win % 39%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
/
16-30
1/1
31-45
/1
46-60
/
61-75
/2
76+
/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Cerezo Osaka FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 15' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 20' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' It’s high time Oswaldo de Oliveira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Yuki Muto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' Hotaru Yamaguchi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' Kazuya Yamamura is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 75' The 34-year-old Mauricio has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.2 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC57% Draw22% Urawa Red Diamonds21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
43%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Urawa Red Diamonds
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC42% Draw39% Urawa Red Diamonds19%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 19% 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% 64%
-1 36% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% 43%
+0.5 79% 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
29%
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
12%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.