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 (2026/26)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Tōkyō	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

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	Oita 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

22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

33% 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

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at IAI Stadium Nihondaira. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Quentin Martinus is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Shimizu S-Pulse.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
22' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryosuke Yamanaka makes it 0-1.
27' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
32' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
39' The referee calls foul for Dutra Junior. He receives a Yellow card.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
49' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
54' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' A moment of madness from Yosuke Kawai on 55 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Shimizu S-Pulse will be frustrated.
56' The referee shows Shimizu S-Pulse player a Yellow card on 56.
59' Brilliant from the ! Shinzo Koroki makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 59.
62' Another change for Shimizu S-Pulse made on 62 minute. Dutra Junior leaves to be changed by Teerasil Dangda.
67' Takuya Iwanami is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
68' Takahiro Sekine gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Koya Yuruki and will look to change the dynamic.
69' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
69' Yuki Muto makes way for Quentin Martinus at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
74' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
77' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Leo trudges off to be replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto on 77 minutes.
80' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mitsunari Musaka is hanging Ryo Takeuchi on the field on 80 minute.
85' 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.
87' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Ewerton comes on to replace Kazuki Nagasawa.
90' Valdo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

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
Douglas	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Valdo	2
Fabricio	1
Ryosuke Yamanaka	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 Oita 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.