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

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	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

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

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' What a night it is going to be! Shimizu S-Pulse welcome Urawa Red Diamonds for this crunch clash at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
5' Shimizu S-Pulse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Valdo suffering a number of foals already.
15' Koya Yuruki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
20' 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.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' Tomoya Ugajin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
40' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' Takuya Iwanami puts Urawa Red Diamonds on the lead.
46' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
51' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
54' Valdo makes way for Elsinho at the 54 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
62' The whistle greets Ryo Takeuchi as he departs to be replaced by Yosuke Kawai.
67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
68' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Yuki Muto exits the field as Shinzo Koroki enters on 68.
70' It’s a booking for Shimizu S-Pulse player. Elsinho gets a Yellow card.
75' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
76' Kenyu Sugimoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hidetoshi Takeda on 76 minute.
81' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
83' Ryo Okui makes way for Kenta Nishizawa at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Shimizu S-Pulse.
84' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Daigo Nishi is replaced by Koya Yuruki.
89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' Kenyu Sugimoto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
Another three points for Urawa Red Diamonds.

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
Valdo	2
Douglas	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Ryoma Watanabe	1
Fabricio	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.