Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Wed 7 Apr 2021 · 10:00 UTC IAI Stadium Nihondaira HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

Elsinho 70' 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 Takuto Okabe
Referee Masaaki Toma
Referee Satoshi Karakami
Referee Akihiro Takeda
Referee Yuki Noda

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

2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–2	L
04 Apr	Tokushima Vortis	H	0–3	L
21 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–1	W
17 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–1	L
14 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–0	D
10 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–2	L

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W
03 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
21 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–5	L
17 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–0	D
14 Mar	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–3	L
10 Mar	Yokohama FC	H	2–0	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' Three points are at stake. Shimizu S-Pulse host Urawa Red Diamonds — let the battle begin!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Shimizu S-Pulse side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Koya Yuruki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
41' Takuya Iwanami is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Teruki Hara made 279 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
54' Elsinho is replacing Valdo for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
59' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 59 minutes.
62' Yosuke Kawai is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryo Takeuchi at the 62 minute mark.
67' Atsuki Ito has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
68' Shinzo Koroki is replacing Yuki Muto for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
70' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Elsinho.
75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
76' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Hidetoshi Takeda exits the field as Kenyu Sugimoto enters on 76.
81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
83' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Kenta Nishizawa on, Ryo Okui off on 83 minutes.
84' Koya Yuruki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daigo Nishi on 84 minute.
89' It is a cagey affair so far. Shimizu S-Pulse in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
90' The deadlock is broken! Kenyu Sugimoto gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Urawa Red Diamonds take all three points.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Elsinho ↑ 54'
1
Takuo Okubo
2
Yugo Tatsuta
17
Yosuke Kawai ↑ 62'
14
Yusuke Goto ↑ 54'
16
Kenta Nishizawa ↑ 83'
23
Yuito Suzuki ↑ 62'

Coach Lotina

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 76'
3
Tomoya Ugajin ↑ 76'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 68'
24
Koya Yuruki ↑ 84'
12
Zion Suzuki
17
Atsuki Ito ↑ 84'
42
Kota Kudo

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	5
Shota Kaneko	3
Shota Kaneko	3
Shinzo Koroki	2
Valdo	2
Douglas	2
Yusuke Matsuo	1
Daiki Hashioka	1

Head to Head

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-03-21 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2021-03-17 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-03-14 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-03-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-04-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-03-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–5 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-03-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2021-03-14 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-03-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Yokohama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.5 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

Expected Goals

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

1.93 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Shimizu S-Pulse29% Draw25% Urawa Red Diamonds46%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw

54%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

71%

Shimizu S-Pulse or Urawa Red Diamonds

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Shimizu S-Pulse24% Draw41% Urawa Red Diamonds35%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

8.7%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.7%

1 – 3

5.6%

0 – 0

4.7%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap	Shimizu S-Pulse covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	20%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	14%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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