Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

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Shimizu S-Pulse

Wed 6 Apr 2022 · 10:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Atsuki Ito 22' Y

Atsuki Ito 53' R

Y 85' Eiichi Katayama

Overview

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

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

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-11-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
02 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D
19 Mar	Jubilo Iwata	H	4–1	W
13 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–1	L
06 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–0	W
02 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–2	L

Shimizu S-Pulse

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–1	D
02 Apr	Kashima Antlers	A	1–2	L
19 Mar	Vissel Kobe	H	0–0	D
12 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–3	L
06 Mar	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	0–2	L
26 Feb	Jubilo Iwata	A	2–1	W

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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Urawa Red Diamonds and Shimizu S-Pulse.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yuta Taki suffering a number of foals already.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Teruki Hara made 279 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Tetsuya Chinen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
22' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Atsuki Ito on 22 minutes.
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 miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
33' GOAL! Ataru Esaka fires home to make it 1-0!
38' international Kazuaki Mawatari has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
48' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
53' It’s gonna be a Red card for Atsuki Ito.
58' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuta Miyamoto is hanging Kazuaki Mawatari on the field on 58 minute.
59' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Kasper Junker is withdrawn and Kaito Yasui gets his opportunity.
61' A tactical swap from Shimizu S-Pulse — Katsuhiro Nakayama on, Yusuke Goto off on 61 minutes.
66' Shimizu S-Pulse fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
69' Against the run of play, Valdo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
75' Yuta Taki is replacing Yuta Kamiya for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
80' The 29-year-old Yusuke Matsuo has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
81' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 81 minute. Yusuke Matsuo leaves to be changed by Takahiro Sekine.
85' Eiichi Katayama catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
90' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Ayumu Ohata exits the field as Tetsuya Chinen enters on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

1
Shusaku Nishikawa
4
Takuya Iwanami
33
Ataru Esaka
28
Alexander Scholz
10
David Moberg-Karlsson ↓ Takahiro Akimoto 81'
44
Ayumu Ohata ↓ Tetsuya Chinen 90'
11
Yusuke Matsuo ↓ Takahiro Sekine 81'
7
Kasper Junker ↓ Kaito Yasui 58'
19
Ken Iwao
3
Atsuki Ito
6
Kazuaki Mawatari ↓ Yuta Miyamoto 58'

Bench

14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 81'
12
Zion Suzuki
21
Tomoaki Okubo
15
Takahiro Akimoto ↑ 81'
24
Yuta Miyamoto ↑ 58'
20
Tetsuya Chinen ↑ 90'
25
Kaito Yasui ↑ 58'

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Ronaldo ↑ 61'
1
Takuo Okubo
8
Daiki Matsuoka
2
Yugo Tatsuta ↑ 90'
26
Yuta Taki ↑ 75'
11
Katsuhiro Nakayama ↑ 61'

Coach Hiroaki Hiraoka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	5
Shota Kaneko	3
Shota Kaneko	3
Shinzo Koroki	2
Valdo	2
Douglas	2
Ataru Esaka	1
Yuki Abe	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2022-04-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-04-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-03-19 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Jubilo Iwata W 2022-03-13 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2022-03-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2022-03-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2022-04-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-04-02 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-03-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Vissel Kobe D 2022-03-12 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-03-06 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2022-02-26 Jubilo Iwata 1–2 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.1 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Shimizu S-Pulse xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds51% Draw23% Shimizu S-Pulse26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

74%

Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse

49%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Shimizu S-Pulse

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds39% Draw40% Shimizu S-Pulse21%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

0 – 1

3.6%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Shimizu S-Pulse covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	20%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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