Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Sat 1 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 19' Elsinho

Takuya Aoki 21' Y

Thomas Deng 22' Y

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Araki
Referee Isao Nishihashi
Referee Hirokazu Otsubo
Referee Kota Watanabe

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	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

Urawa Red Diamonds 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-10-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2019-04-28 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
26 Jul	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
22 Jul	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–4	L
18 Jul	FC Tōkyō	A	0–2	L
12 Jul	Kashima Antlers	H	1–0	W
08 Jul	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–1	W

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–1	D
26 Jul	Ōita FC Trinita	H	4–2	W
22 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–1	D
18 Jul	Vissel Kobe	A	1–3	L
12 Jul	Gamba Osaka	H	1–2	L
08 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–2	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

14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

14% 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

1/1

16-30

4/3

31-45

4/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/4

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/2

76+

–/3

■ 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

Shimizu S-Pulse

Se-hun Oh	2 G
Koya Kitagawa	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Urawa Red Diamonds is hosting Shimizu S-Pulse for another epic battle.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Cklamovski will be considering his options from the bench.
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.
19' That is a Yellow card for Shimizu S-Pulse. Elsinho will be fuming at that decision.
21' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Takuya Aoki.
22' The referee calls foul for Thomas Deng. He receives a Yellow card.
27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 46 minute. Takuya Aoki leaves to be changed by Kai Shibato.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
54' What a moment for Leo! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Riyo Kawamoto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
63' Teerasil Dangda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shota Kaneko on 63 minute.
65' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Koya Yuruki has done his job and it is now time for Takuya Ogiwara to step up.
70' Makoto Okazaki is replacing Elsinho for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
71' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Makoto Okazaki is hanging Elsinho on the field on 71 minute.
76' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Shimizu S-Pulse's compact .
81' The crowd applauds Takahiro Sekine as he leaves the pitch. Kosuke Taketomi steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
82' A change in the Shimizu S-Pulse ranks — Renato exits the field as Yuito Suzuki enters on 82.
83' Time for substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse. Kenta Nishizawa is replaced by Riyo Kawamoto.
86' Valdo adds to his 0 season tally! Shimizu S-Pulse lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

20
Thomas Deng
5
Tomoaki Makino
14
Kenyu Sugimoto
8
Ewerton
6
Ryosuke Yamanaka
1
Shusaku Nishikawa C
27
Daiki Hashioka
16
Takuya Aoki ↓ Kai Shibato 46'
41
Takahiro Sekine ↓ Kosuke Taketomi 81'
24
Koya Yuruki ↓ Takuya Ogiwara 65'
45
Leo

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

39
Takuo Okubo
24
Makoto Okazaki ↑ 70'
20
Keita Nakamura ↑ 63'
23
Teerasil Dangda ↑ 63'
33
Riyo Kawamoto ↑ 83'
21
Ryo Okui
37
Yuito Suzuki ↑ 82'

Coach Peter Cklamovski

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	5
Shota Kaneko	3
Shota Kaneko	3
Shinzo Koroki	2
Valdo	2
Douglas	2
Yusuke Matsuo	1
Daiki Hashioka	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-07-26 Yokohama FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-07-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-07-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-07-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2020-07-08 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2020-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-07-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 4–2 Ōita FC Trinita W 2020-07-22 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-07-18 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2020-07-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2020-07-08 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.03 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.66 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds49% Draw23% Shimizu S-Pulse28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

72%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

51%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Shimizu S-Pulse

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds35% Draw39% Shimizu S-Pulse26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.6%

1 – 0

4.6%

0 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.8%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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