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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 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

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
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
14% 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
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/5
61-75
3/–
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G
Kashima Antlers
Leo Ceara 11 G
Aleksandar Cavric 4 G 1 A
Takuya Uchida 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Urawa Red Diamonds have kicked off against Kashima Antlers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oswaldo de Oliveira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Yuma Suzuki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Kashima Antlers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Koki Anzai has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 452 appearances.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Takuya Aoki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' Urawa Red Diamonds has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 85' Itsuki Oda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' Kashima Antlers 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.
  • 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
Arthur Caike 3
Yuma Suzuki 3
Takuya Iwanami 3
Hidetoshi Takeda 2
Ayase Ueda 2
Yuki Muto 2
Shoma Doi 2
Sho Ito 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.