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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Shimizu S-Pulse
0 – 2
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 28 Apr 2019 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Tomohiro Inoue
  • Referee Toru Sagara
  • Referee Koji Morikawa

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
2019-04-28 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–2 L
20 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
14 Apr Jubilo Iwata A 2–1 W
06 Apr FC Tokyo A 1–2 L
31 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 1–3 L
17 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–1 D
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W
20 Apr Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W
14 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
05 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–3 L
30 Mar FC Tokyo H 1–1 D
17 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 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
0% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season
0% 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)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Shimizu S-Pulse to score. At the same time, Urawa Red Diamonds does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Takuya Iwanami is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Koya Kitagawa made 367 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Shimizu S-Pulse must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Shimizu S-Pulse are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at . Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 61' The Shimizu S-Pulse bench stirs into life. Jong Tae Se is withdrawn and Douglas gets his opportunity.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 72' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mauricio on 72.
  • 72' Koya Yuruki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yuki Muto at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Keita Nakamura trudges off to be replaced by Jumpei Kusukami on 77 minutes.
  • 80' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Koya Kitagawa exits the field as Yuta Taki enters on 80.
  • 85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' Kai Shibato gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Kazuki Nagasawa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Ryosuke Yamanaka is withdrawn and Takuya Iwanami gets his opportunity.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Urawa Red Diamonds take all three points.

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
Shinzo Koroki 2
Valdo 2
Douglas 2
Takuya Iwanami 1
Tomoaki Makino 1

Head to Head

2019-04-28 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2019-04-28 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2019-04-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2019-04-14 Jubilo Iwata 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2019-04-06 FC Tokyo 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2019-03-31 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Shonan Bellmare L 2019-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2019-04-28 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2019-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2019-04-14 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2019-04-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2019-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2019-03-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.62 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Urawa Red Diamonds 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse31% Draw25% Urawa Red Diamonds44%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw
56%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
69%
Shimizu S-Pulse or Urawa Red Diamonds
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse25% Draw40% Urawa Red Diamonds35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4.8%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 0
4%
1 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 19% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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