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	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

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

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' Three points are at stake. Shimizu S-Pulse host Urawa Red Diamonds — let the battle begin!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Shimizu S-Pulse and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kai Shibato is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' 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.
22' What a strike from Ryosuke Yamanaka! The score is 0-1.
27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takeshi Otsuki will be considering his options from the bench.
32' 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.
37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
39' Dutra Junior was booked on 39.
44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
49' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' 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.
55' The referee calls foul for Yosuke Kawai. He receives a Yellow card.
56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yosuke Kawai.
59' Shinzo Koroki does the damage! The net is bulging and Urawa Red Diamonds surge ahead!
62' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Dutra Junior by Teerasil Dangda on 62 minute.
67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 367 games and scored 286 goals.
68' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Koya Yuruki is replaced by Takahiro Sekine on 68 minute.
69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daiki Hashioka.
69' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Yuki Muto departs to be replaced by Quentin Martinus.
74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
77' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Leo trudges off to be replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto on 77 minutes.
80' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Ryo Takeuchi departs to be replaced by Mitsunari Musaka.
85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Cklamovski might look to freshen things up shortly.
87' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Kazuki Nagasawa is replaced by Ewerton.
90' The referee calls foul for Valdo. He receives a Yellow card.
It finishes all square. Shimizu S-Pulse and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 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
Shinzo Koroki	2
Valdo	2
Douglas	2
Yuki Abe	1
Teruki Hara	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.