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

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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

Match Preview

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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 Tōkyō	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

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	Oita 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

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

22% 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

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Shimizu S-Pulse

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Urawa Red Diamonds have kicked off against Shimizu S-Pulse. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 367 games and scored 286 goals.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryosuke Yamanaka made 302 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
19' The referee has no hesitation. Elsinho is booked for Shimizu S-Pulse — Yellow card on 19.
21' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Takuya Aoki.
22' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a Yellow card on 22.
27' 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.
32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
37' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takeshi Otsuki will be considering his options from the bench.
46' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Takuya Aoki by Kai Shibato on 46 minute.
51' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
54' The Brazil Leo breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 1-0!
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Elsinho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
63' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Teerasil Dangda is hanging Shota Kaneko on the field on 63 minute.
65' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Koya Yuruki is replaced by Takuya Ogiwara on 65 minute.
70' Makoto Okazaki is replacing Elsinho for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
71' Makoto Okazaki gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Elsinho and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Renato, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
81' Kosuke Taketomi gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Takahiro Sekine and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuito Suzuki is hanging Renato on the field on 82 minute.
83' Fresh legs for Shimizu S-Pulse! Riyo Kawamoto comes on to replace Kenta Nishizawa.
86' Valdo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Urawa Red Diamonds 1-1 Shimizu S-Pulse.

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
Leo	1
Matheus Savio	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 Oita 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.