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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse, 2018

J. League · 2018
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 1
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Sun 15 Apr 2018 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Seiichi Kanai
  • Referee Hajime Hosoo

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

11
7
2
Urawa Red Diamonds 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2017-09-30 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-01-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2016-08-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W
15 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki A 1–1 D
11 Apr Vissel Kobe A 3–2 W
09 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–0 W
07 Apr Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
01 Apr Jubilo Iwata A 1–2 L
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
13 Apr Jubilo Iwata H 1–5 L
11 Apr V-Varen Nagasaki H 0–1 L
08 Apr Vissel Kobe A 0–2 L
07 Apr Jubilo Iwata A 0–0 D
31 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds Shimizu S-Pulse
#16 Position #7
25 Points 24
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10
37 Scored 40
37 Conceded 42
+0 GD -2
1.39 PPG 1.33
39% Win % 44%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
0% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Urawa Red Diamonds and Shimizu S-Pulse has kicked off!
  • 5' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' It looks surprising Shimizu S-Pulse does not make any changes. Shinzo Koroki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Yugo Tatsuta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 367 appearances.
  • 20' Japan international Tomoaki Makino has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Yuki Muto, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Shimizu S-Pulse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Ryo Takeuchi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Shimizu S-Pulse backline.
  • 45' Shimizu S-Pulse have won 286 goals from 367 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at . Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takeshi Otsuki might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' Shimizu S-Pulse is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' Ko Matsubara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 80' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Shimizu S-Pulse are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' Yosuke Kawai has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • With this win, Urawa Red Diamonds is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Jonsson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 5
Shota Kaneko 3
Shota Kaneko 3
Shinzo Koroki 2
Valdo 2
Douglas 2
Takuya Iwanami 1
Tomoaki Makino 1

Head to Head

2018-04-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2018-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse 2017-09-30 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-01-20 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2016-08-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-04-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-04-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-04-11 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-04-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2018-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-04-01 Jubilo Iwata 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2018-04-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-04-13 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–5 Jubilo Iwata L 2018-04-11 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-04-08 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2018-04-07 Jubilo Iwata 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2018-03-31 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–1 Yokohama F.Marinos L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.1 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds57% Draw22% Shimizu S-Pulse21%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
79%
Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse
43%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Shimizu S-Pulse
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds40% Draw40% Shimizu S-Pulse20%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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