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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2018

J. League · 2018
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 0
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Wed 1 Aug 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
  • Referee Toru Sagara
  • Referee Kentaro Uematsu
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 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

7
6
13
Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-12-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-02-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
28 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 4–1 W
22 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
18 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W
19 May Gamba Osaka A 0–0 D
13 May Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L
22 Jul V-Varen Nagasaki H 1–0 W
18 Jul Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–1 W
20 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 3–0 W
12 May Kashiwa Reysol A 2–1 W
12 May Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds Kawasaki Frontale
#16 Position #14
25 Points 28
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
37 Scored 38
37 Conceded 40
+0 GD -2
1.39 PPG 1.56
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
14% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 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
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ 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
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Mauricio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's shape.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' It’s high time Oswaldo de Oliveira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Kawasaki Frontale have won 564 goals from 443 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Kawasaki Frontale are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' The 40-year-old Akihiro Ienaga has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Kawasaki Frontale are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomoaki Makino is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 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' Tatsuya Hasegawa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Oswaldo de Oliveira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Urawa Red Diamonds take all three points.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 6
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Leandro Damiao 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 4
Shinzo Koroki 4
Shinzo Koroki 3
Tomoaki Okubo 2
Ken Iwao 2

Head to Head

2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-12-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-02-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-07-18 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-05-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-05-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.97 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds53% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale24%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
77%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
47%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kawasaki Frontale
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw41% Kawasaki Frontale21%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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