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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Urawa Red Diamonds
0 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 08:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Tomoya Ugajin 51' Y
Y 78' Mateus
Thomas Deng 85' R
Ewerton 85' Y
Leo 85' Y
Ewerton 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Ryo Hirama
  • Referee Osamu Akasaka
  • Referee Kenshi Uda

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
6
9
Urawa Red Diamonds 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-08-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-05-12 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L
30 Sep FC Tokyo H 0–1 L
26 Sep Yokohama FC H 0–2 L
23 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
20 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 0–3 L
13 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 4–3 W
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
30 Sep Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
26 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 3–1 W
23 Sep Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
19 Sep Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
13 Sep Yokohama FC A 2–3 L

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
0% 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
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Saitama Stadium 2002 that hosts another battle between Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' It’s high time Takeshi Otsuki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 51' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 54' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mu Kanazaki makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 59' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Yosuke Kashiwagi comes on to replace Takahiro Sekine.
  • 64' Ryotaro Ito is replacing Kazuki Nagasawa for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 69' Gabriel Xavier is replacing Naoki Maeda for the Nagoya Grampus side.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mateus.
  • 81' Ryosuke Yamanaka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomoya Ugajin at the 81 minute mark.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Thomas Deng is booked for Urawa Red Diamonds — Red card on 85.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Ewerton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 89' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Mu Kanazaki has done his job and it is now time for Ryogo Yamasaki to step up.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Naoki Maeda 5
Kensuke Nagai 4
Jo 4
Jo 3
Wataru Endo 2
Mateus 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Takahiro Sekine 2

Head to Head

2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-08-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-05-12 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tokyo L 2020-09-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Yokohama FC L 2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-09-13 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-09-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-09-23 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-09-13 Yokohama FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.72 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.15 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds31% Draw24% Nagoya Grampus45%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
54%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
69%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Nagoya Grampus
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds25% Draw38% Nagoya Grampus37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.9%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
3.4%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 15% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 19% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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