Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shonan Bellmare, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON
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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shonan Bellmare — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
- Shonan Bellmare 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Takuto Okabe
- Referee Takeshi Suhara
- Referee Seiichi Kanai
- Referee Yosuke Takabe
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Shonan Bellmare | H | 0–0 | D |
| 29 Nov | Kashima Antlers | A | 0–4 | L |
| 22 Nov | Gamba Osaka | H | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Nov | Vissel Kobe | A | 1–0 | W |
| 14 Nov | Yokohama F.Marinos | A | 2–6 | L |
| 03 Nov | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 0–0 | D |
| 06 Dec | Gamba Osaka | H | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Nov | Shimizu S-Pulse | A | 1–1 | D |
| 25 Nov | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Nov | Nagoya Grampus | A | 1–3 | L |
| 15 Nov | Vissel Kobe | A | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
52%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
H2H (23 games)
48%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
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 wait is over. Urawa Red Diamonds get us underway at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shonan Bellmare needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Koki Tachi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' Kazuki Oiwa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shonan Bellmare so far.
- 25' The travelling Shonan Bellmare supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' Shonan Bellmare started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 38' Sohsuke Shibata was booked on 38.
- 43' Shonan Bellmare have won 315 goals from 418 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 53' 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.
- 58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 63' Sohsuke Shibata has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 418 appearances.
- 64' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Ewerton exits the field as Kai Shibato enters on 64.
- 69' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 74' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Yuki Abe on, Koya Yuruki off on 74 minutes.
- 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 81' Tsukasa Umesaki is replacing Naoki Ishihara for the Shonan Bellmare side.
- 86' The whistle greets Ryosuke Yamanaka as he departs to be replaced by Tomoya Ugajin.
- 90' Tomoya Ugajin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
- 90' A change in the Shonan Bellmare ranks — Koki Tachi exits the field as Kazuki Oiwa enters on 90.
- The points are shared — Urawa Red Diamonds 0-0 Shonan Bellmare. Honours even.
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
-
14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↓ Yuki Muto 74'
-
8
Ewerton ↓ Kai Shibato 64'
- 6
- 30
- 1
- 27
- 31
- 7
- 11
-
24
Koya Yuruki ↓ Yuki Abe 74'
- 28
Bench
-
3
Tomoya Ugajin ↑ 86'
-
22
Yuki Abe ↑ 74'
-
29
Kai Shibato ↑ 64'
-
9
Yuki Muto ↑ 74'
- 4
- 32
-
37
Hidetoshi Takeda ↑ 86'
Coach
Takeshi Otsuki
Shonan Bellmare Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
-
14
Hiroto Nakagawa ↓ Yuki Ohashi 64'
- 6
- 38
-
18
Temma Matsuda ↓ Shota Kobayashi 81'
- 30
-
16
Mitsuki Saito ↓ Naoki Yamada 64'
- 21
- 32
-
19
Koki Tachi ↓ Kazuki Oiwa 90'
- 26
Bench
-
22
Kazuki Oiwa ↑ 90'
-
5
Shota Kobayashi ↑ 81'
- 25
-
10
Naoki Yamada ↑ 64'
-
7
Tsukasa Umesaki ↑ 81'
-
17
Yuki Ohashi ↑ 64'
- 29
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Thiago Santana | 4 |
| Shinzo Koroki | 4 |
| Shunsuke Kikuchi | 3 |
| Lukian | 3 |
| Akito Suzuki | 3 |
| Kasper Junker | 3 |
| Takahiro Sekine | 3 |
| Tsukasa Umesaki | 2 |
Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2020-12-12
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–0
Shonan Bellmare
D
2020-11-29
Kashima Antlers
4–0
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2020-11-22
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–2
Gamba Osaka
L
2020-11-18
Vissel Kobe
0–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2020-11-14
Yokohama F.Marinos
6–2
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2020-11-03
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
D
Shonan Bellmare Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07
Shonan Bellmare xG
I would bet for:
Urawa Red Diamonds or Shonan Bellmare 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
66%
Draw or Shonan Bellmare
66%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Shonan Bellmare
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
0 – 1
12%
1 – 0
11.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
2.6%
0 – 3
2.4%
3 – 1
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
| Handicap | Urawa Red Diamonds covers | Push | Shonan Bellmare covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 19% | 68% |
| -0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +1 | 65% | 21% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 10% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Shonan Bellmare keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

