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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Cerezo Osaka FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 06:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Y 39' Daigo Nishi
Y 72' Takuya Iwanami
Y 90' Kai Shibato

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Shinji Ochi
  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Yuki Tsukakoshi
  • Referee Kota Watanabe

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

12
4
4
Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 2.1 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-10-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-09-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-03-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
14 Apr Tokushima Vortis H 1–2 L
10 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D
06 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–1 L
02 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
21 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
11 Apr Tokushima Vortis H 1–0 W
07 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W
03 Apr Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
21 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 0–5 L
17 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–0 D

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
28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
33% 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)

Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Cerezo Osaka FC are looking to make home advantage count against Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 5' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Yoshito Okubo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
  • 44' Japan international Kato Mutsuki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Atsuki Ito by Shinzo Koroki on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 66' Yusuke Maruhashi adds to his 0 season tally! Cerezo Osaka FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 71' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Takuya Iwanami. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 77' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 82' With 0 assists to his name this season, Taishi Matsumoto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 83' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Yoshito Okubo has done his job and it is now time for Kato Mutsuki to step up.
  • 84' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Yuki Muto is withdrawn and Kenyu Sugimoto gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Cerezo Osaka FC ring the changes. Yuta Toyokawa has done his job and it is now time for Taishi Matsumoto to step up.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Kai Shibato. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Cerezo Osaka FC take all three points.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 4
Souza 2
Hiroshi Kiyotake 2
Kato Mutsuki 1
Tadanari Lee 1
Shota Fujio 1
Alexander Scholz 1
Osmar Barba 1

Head to Head

2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-10-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-09-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-03-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-04-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2021-04-06 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-03-21 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-11 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-04-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-03-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–5 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-03-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.06 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC50% Draw23% Urawa Red Diamonds27%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
50%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Urawa Red Diamonds
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC37% Draw40% Urawa Red Diamonds23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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