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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashiwa Reysol, 2018

J. League · 2018
Urawa Red Diamonds
3 – 2
Full Time
Kashiwa Reysol
Sun 30 Sep 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashiwa Reysol — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Takahiro Okano
  • Referee Seiichi Kanai
  • Referee Kazuyoshi Enomoto

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

8
3
13
Urawa Red Diamonds 24 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashiwa Reysol
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-05-13 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-25 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-01-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2017-04-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
26 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 1–4 L
19 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–3 D
Kashiwa Reysol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–3 L
22 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 1–1 D
15 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–3 L
01 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–3 L
25 Aug V-Varen Nagasaki H 5–1 W
19 Aug Júbilo Iwata A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds Kashiwa Reysol
#16 Position #17
25 Points 20
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
37 Scored 24
37 Conceded 25
+0 GD -1
1.39 PPG 1.11
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Kashiwa Reysol are 17th (20 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
Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
2/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
6/1
76+
4/1
■ 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
Kashiwa Reysol
Yusuke Segawa 6 G 2 A
Yoshio Koizumi 3 G 2 A
Tojiro Kubo 2 G 1 A
Keita Endo 2 G
Yuki Kakita 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Urawa Red Diamonds launch into their encounter with Kashiwa Reysol.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristiano made 415 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Kei Koizumi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Ataru Esaka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 45 goals in his last 415 appearances.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 443 games and scored 411 goals.
  • 25' Kashiwa Reysol fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Kashiwa Reysol seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' Kashiwa Reysol is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomoya Ugajin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 60' The 32-year-old Takuya Iwanami has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oswaldo de Oliveira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashiwa Reysol are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashiwa Reysol's shape.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' It’s high time Nozomu Kato made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nozomu Kato

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 4
Koya Yuruki 3
Alex Schalk 3
Yusuke Matsuo 2
Michael Olunga 2
Yusuke Segawa 2
Mao Hosoya 2
Shinzo Koroki 2

Head to Head

2018-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2018-05-13 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-25 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-01-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol 2017-04-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

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 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2018-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2018-09-22 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2018-09-15 Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-09-01 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2018-08-25 Kashiwa Reysol 5–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-08-19 Júbilo Iwata 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.77 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Kashiwa Reysol xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds49% Draw25% Kashiwa Reysol26%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
74%
Draw or Kashiwa Reysol
51%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashiwa Reysol
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds35% Draw43% Kashiwa Reysol22%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Kashiwa Reysol covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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