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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 Tokyo 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
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cerezo Osaka FC and Urawa Red Diamonds get this one started.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Daigo Nishi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 46' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Atsuki Ito departs to be replaced by Shinzo Koroki.
  • 51' The 30-year-old Ryosuke Shindo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kato Mutsuki, as he is very good at scoring at Yanmar Stadium Nagai with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 61' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 66' GOAL! Yusuke Maruhashi fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Takuya Iwanami.
  • 77' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 82' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Kato Mutsuki. He replaces Yoshito Okubo on 83 minute.
  • 84' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Yuki Muto trudges off to be replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto on 84 minutes.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Taishi Matsumoto comes on to replace Yuta Toyokawa.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Kai Shibato on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Urawa Red Diamonds will be frustrated.
  • Full Time. Cerezo Osaka FC beats Urawa Red Diamonds

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.