Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Wed 23 Sep 2020 · 10:30 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45+2' · FT 45+8'

Dutra Junior 39' Y

Yosuke Kawai 55' Y

Yosuke Kawai 56' Y

Y 69' Daiki Hashioka

Valdo 90' Y

Overview

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.

Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Masuya Ueda
Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
Referee Osamu nomura

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

Shimizu S-Pulse 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-10-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-04-28 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–2	L
19 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	3–0	W
16 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–3	L
12 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	1–2	L
09 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–4	L
05 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–2	L

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–1	W
20 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–3	L
13 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	4–3	W
09 Sep	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–2	D
05 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–3	L
29 Aug	Ōita FC Trinita	H	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

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' Temperatures are rising at IAI Stadium Nihondaira as Shimizu S-Pulse face off against Urawa Red Diamonds in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' It’s high time Peter Cklamovski made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' Yosuke Kawai has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' Dutra Junior has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 5 cards already picked up this season.
22' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ryosuke Yamanaka makes no mistake. 0-1!
27' A quiet spell here at IAI Stadium Nihondaira. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Shimizu S-Pulse must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' Poor challenge from Dutra Junior. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
49' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' The referee shows Shimizu S-Pulse player a Yellow card on 55.
56' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yosuke Kawai on 56 minutes.
59' Brilliant from the ! Shinzo Koroki makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 59.
62' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Dutra Junior has done his job and it is now time for Teerasil Dangda to step up.
67' Kenta Nishizawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
68' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Koya Yuruki exits the field as Takahiro Sekine enters on 68.
69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daiki Hashioka.
69' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Yuki Muto has done his job and it is now time for Quentin Martinus to step up.
74' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
77' The whistle greets Leo as he departs to be replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto.
80' Shimizu S-Pulse make a change. Ryo Takeuchi trudges off to be replaced by Mitsunari Musaka on 80 minutes.
85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
87' Ewerton is replacing Kazuki Nagasawa for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Valdo is booked for Shimizu S-Pulse — Yellow card on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Urawa Red Diamonds take all three points.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Teerasil Dangda ↑ 62'
1
Yohei Nishibe
30
Shota Kaneko
7
Mitsunari Musaka ↑ 80'
14
Yusuke Goto ↑ 62'
21
Ryo Okui
40
Hikaru Naruoka ↑ 62'

Coach Peter Cklamovski

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 77'
8
Ewerton ↑ 87'
3
Tomoya Ugajin
39
Kosuke Taketomi ↑ 77'
11
Quentin Martinus ↑ 68'
41
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 68'
36
Zion Suzuki

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	5
Shota Kaneko	3
Shota Kaneko	3
Valdo	2
Douglas	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Ryoma Watanabe	1
Fabricio	1

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-09-19 Shonan Bellmare 0–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-09-16 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-09-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2020-09-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-09-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-09-13 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-09-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-08-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Ōita FC Trinita W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.95 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.12 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Urawa Red Diamonds 77% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse34% Draw23% Urawa Red Diamonds43%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

57%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

66%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Urawa Red Diamonds

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse29% Draw38% Urawa Red Diamonds33%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 3

4.9%

3 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

0 – 2

2 – 0

3.3%

3 – 3

3.2%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	16%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	18%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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