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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus, 2018

J. League · 2018
Urawa Red Diamonds
3 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Wed 18 Jul 2018 · 10:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Ryo Hirama
  • Referee Masashige Abe
  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Referee Junichi Kabasawa

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

8
6
9
Urawa Red Diamonds 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2017-12-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-03-12 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2016-10-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
13 May Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
06 May Sagan Tosu FC H 0–3 L
05 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–3 L
20 May Kashiwa Reysol H 2–3 L
13 May Júbilo Iwata H 1–0 W
12 May V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–3 L
07 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–0 D
05 May Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds Nagoya Grampus
#16 Position #3
25 Points 31
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
37 Scored 46
37 Conceded 44
+0 GD +2
1.39 PPG 1.72
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 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
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ 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
Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Nagoya Grampus are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Hisato Sato has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Japan international Kazuya Miyahara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . Nagoya Grampus seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nagoya Grampus's shape.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' Nagoya Grampus 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.
  • 60' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' Aria Hasegawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
  • 85' Shunto Kodama has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 443 appearances.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • Nagoya Grampus will have plenty to reflect on. Urawa Red Diamonds were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Yahiro Kazama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Naoki Maeda 5
Jo 4
Kensuke Nagai 4
Jo 3
Ryoma Watanabe 2
Ryuji Izumi 2
Leo 2
Wataru Endo 2

Head to Head

2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus 2018-04-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2017-12-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-03-12 Nagoya Grampus 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2016-10-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Nagoya Grampus

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

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 2018-05-13 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2018-05-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-05-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol L 2018-05-13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2018-05-12 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2018-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2018-05-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Yokohama F·Marinos D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.26 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds50% Draw22% Nagoya Grampus28%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
72%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
50%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Nagoya Grampus
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw38% Nagoya Grampus24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 0
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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