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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers, 2018

J. League · 2018
Urawa Red Diamonds
3 – 1
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 20 Oct 2018 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Takahiro Okano
  • Referee Hisashi Nakai
  • Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 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 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

5
10
12
Urawa Red Diamonds 27 games · Avg 2.3 goals Kashima Antlers
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kashima Antlers 2018-05-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-01-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2017-08-20 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-05-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kashima Antlers

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Kashima Antlers H 3–1 W
07 Oct Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
30 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 3–2 W
23 Sep Vissel Kobe H 4–0 W
16 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–1 W
01 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–3 L
07 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 0–0 D
29 Sep Vissel Kobe A 5–0 W
23 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–0 W
14 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W
01 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds Kashima Antlers
#16 Position #11
25 Points 45
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 15 / 0 / 3
37 Scored 40
37 Conceded 20
+0 GD +20
1.39 PPG 2.50
39% Win % 83%

Key Stats

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
23% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
4/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/7
61-75
4/–
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 3 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 13 G
Aleksandar Cavric 7 G 1 A
Elber 3 G 2 A
Yuma Suzuki 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Urawa Red Diamonds welcome Kashima Antlers for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Kashima Antlers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Kashima Antlers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Jung Seunghyun has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Mitsuo Ogasawara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Kashima Antlers's compact .
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryota Nagaki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 55' 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 Yuki Muto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Kashima Antlers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kashima Antlers backline.
  • 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's shape.
  • 3-1 the final result. Kashima Antlers will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Oiwa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 3
Takuya Iwanami 3
Arthur Caike 3
Hidetoshi Takeda 2
Ayase Ueda 2
Yuki Muto 2
Shoma Doi 2
Everaldo 1

Head to Head

2018-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kashima Antlers 2018-05-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-01-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2017-08-20 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-05-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kashima Antlers

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kashima Antlers W 2018-10-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Vissel Kobe W 2018-09-16 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-09-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Kashima Antlers Form

2018-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kashima Antlers L 2018-10-07 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D 2018-09-29 Vissel Kobe 0–5 Kashima Antlers W 2018-09-23 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Kashima Antlers W 2018-09-14 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2018-09-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds39% Draw24% Kashima Antlers37%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
63%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
61%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds26% Draw42% Kashima Antlers32%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4%
3 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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