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Kawasaki Frontale vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

J. League · 2018
Kawasaki Frontale
0 – 2
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Wed 2 May 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Koji Murakami
  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Referee Junichi Kabasawa
  • Referee Hayato Shimizu

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

13
6
7
Kawasaki Frontale 26 games · Avg 3.0 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-12-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-02-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2016-09-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–2 L
29 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
28 Apr Vissel Kobe A 2–1 W
25 Apr Sagan Tosu FC A 2–0 W
21 Apr Kashima Antlers H 4–1 W
21 Apr Kingstonian FC A 1–2 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–0 W
29 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L
28 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 0–1 L
25 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
22 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
21 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale Urawa Red Diamonds
#14 Position #16
28 Points 25
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
38 Scored 37
40 Conceded 37
-2 GD +0
1.56 PPG 1.39
56% Win % 39%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 8 G 3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 4 G 4 A
Tatsuya Ito 3 G 3 A
Pedro Romano 3 G
Lazar Romanic 2 G
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 3 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kawasaki Frontale to score. At the same time, Urawa Red Diamonds does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' Shinzo Koroki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 63 goals in his last 455 appearances.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Urawa Red Diamonds seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 65' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' Japan international Yosuke Kashiwagi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 75' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mauricio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 90' 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.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Urawa Red Diamonds take all three points.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 6
Leandro Damiao 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 4
Shinzo Koroki 4
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Shinzo Koroki 3
Ken Iwao 2
Miki Yamane 2

Head to Head

2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-12-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-02-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2016-09-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kawasaki Frontale

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-04-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-04-28 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-04-25 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-04-21 Kawasaki Frontale 4–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-04-21 Kingstonian FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-04-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Shonan Bellmare L 2018-04-25 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-04-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-04-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.61 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Kawasaki Frontale or Urawa Red Diamonds 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale42% Draw26% Urawa Red Diamonds32%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
68%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
58%
Kawasaki Frontale or Urawa Red Diamonds
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale30% Draw44% Urawa Red Diamonds26%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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