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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

J. League · 2018
Shimizu S-Pulse
3 – 3
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 19 Aug 2018 · 09:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Tomohiro Inoue
  • Referee Takeshi Suhara
  • Referee Akihiro Takeda

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

2
7
11
Shimizu S-Pulse 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2017-09-30 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-01-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–3 D
15 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–3 L
11 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–2 L
05 Aug Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
01 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
22 Jul Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–3 D
15 Aug Júbilo Iwata H 4–0 W
11 Aug Sagan Tosu FC A 0–1 L
05 Aug V-Varen Nagasaki H 0–0 D
01 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
28 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 4–1 W

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse Urawa Red Diamonds
#7 Position #16
24 Points 25
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
40 Scored 37
42 Conceded 37
-2 GD +0
1.33 PPG 1.39
44% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Shimizu S-Pulse and Urawa Red Diamonds has kicked off!
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Takuya Iwanami has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Yosuke Kashiwagi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' Daiki Hashioka, a Japan defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' Shimizu S-Pulse are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 55' Koya Kitagawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 43 goals in his last 372 appearances.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takahiro Iida, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
  • 75' Yuki Abe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' Yuji Rokutan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ko Matsubara made 372 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Jonsson

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 5
Shota Kaneko 3
Shota Kaneko 3
Douglas 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Valdo 2
Teerasil Dangda 1
Kenyu Sugimoto 1

Head to Head

2018-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2017-09-30 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-01-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2018-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-08-15 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-08-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-08-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-08-01 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2018-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-08-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki D 2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.09 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse38% Draw24% Urawa Red Diamonds38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw
61%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
62%
Shimizu S-Pulse or Urawa Red Diamonds
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse31% Draw37% Urawa Red Diamonds32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 3
5%
1 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 3
Actual
0 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 4
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 11% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 16% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 17% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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