Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shonan Bellmare, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Urawa Red Diamonds

4 – 1

Full Time

Shonan Bellmare

Wed 28 Jun 2023 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 18,208 HT 45' · FT 45'

Shinzo Koroki 20' 1–0

1–1 53' Yuki Ohashi

Takahiro Sekine 61' 2–1

Takahiro Sekine 65' 3–1

Jose Kante 90+2' 4–1

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shonan Bellmare — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Shonan Bellmare 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Araki
Assistant 1 Masahiro Horikoshi
Assistant 2 Shingo Sakamoto (Japan)

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 23 games · Avg 2.8 goals Shonan Bellmare

Last 5 meetings

2023-06-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Shonan Bellmare 2022-09-17 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-03-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Shonan Bellmare 2021-08-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-06-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Shonan Bellmare

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jun	Shonan Bellmare	H	4–1	W
24 Jun	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
11 Jun	Yokohama FC	A	0–0	D
04 Jun	Kashima Antlers	H	0–0	D
31 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–1	W
27 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	2–0	W

Shonan Bellmare

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jun	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–4	L
24 Jun	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–6	L
11 Jun	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
03 Jun	Albirex Niigata	H	2–2	D
27 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–1	L
20 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–2	L

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Urawa Red Diamonds launch into their encounter with Shonan Bellmare.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Shonan Bellmare come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Kohei Okuno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Shinzo Koroki on 20.
25' It’s high time Maciej Skorza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shuto Yamamoto, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Shonan Bellmare's compact 3-1-4-2.
53' What a moment for Yuki Ohashi! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
61' What composure from Takahiro Sekine! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-1.
64' A change in the Shonan Bellmare ranks — Naoki Yamada exits the field as Taiyo Hiraoka enters on 64.
65' Magnificent from Takahiro Sekine! That is 16 goals in 263 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
65' Hiroyuki Abe gets the nod from Shonan Bellmare. He replaces Hirokazu Ishihara and will look to change the dynamic.
70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
71' Kohei Okuno is replacing Ryota Nagaki for the Shonan Bellmare side.
72' It is a substitution in Shonan Bellmare team. Yuki Ohashi is replaced by Tarik Elyounoussi on 72 minute.
76' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Toshiki Takahashi comes on to replace Tomoaki Okubo.
81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Satoshi Yamaguchi might look to freshen things up shortly.
84' It is a substitution in Shonan Bellmare team. Shuto Yamamoto is replaced by Taiga Hata on 84 minute.
87' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Ken Iwao trudges off to be replaced by Yuichi Hirano on 87 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Hiroki Sakai
30
Shinzo Koroki ↓ Jose Kante 64'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
14
Takahiro Sekine ↓ Kazuaki Mawatari 87'
28
Alexander Scholz
66
Ayumu Ohata
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↓ Toshiki Takahashi 76'
5
Marius Hoibraten
19
Ken Iwao ↓ Yuichi Hirano 87'
3
Atsuki Ito ↓ Junpei Hayakawa 76'
25
Kaito Yasui

Bench

11
Jose Kante ↑ 64'
6
Kazuaki Mawatari ↑ 87'
4
Takuya Iwanami
12
Zion Suzuki
40
Yuichi Hirano ↑ 87'
18
Toshiki Takahashi ↑ 76'
35
Junpei Hayakawa ↑ 76'

Coach Maciej Skorza

Shonan Bellmare Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

22
Kazuki Oiwa
7
Hiroyuki Abe ↑ 65'
23
Daiki Tomii
11
Tarik Elyounoussi ↑ 72'
15
Kohei Okuno ↑ 71'
26
Taiga Hata ↑ 84'
13
Taiyo Hiraoka ↑ 64'

Coach Satoshi Yamaguchi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	4
Thiago Santana	4
Takahiro Sekine	3
Shunsuke Kikuchi	3
Lukian	3
Akito Suzuki	3
Kasper Junker	3
Tsukasa Umesaki	2

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-06-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2023-06-11 Yokohama FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-06-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2023-05-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-05-27 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Shonan Bellmare Form

2023-06-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Shonan Bellmare L 2023-06-24 Shonan Bellmare 0–6 Sagan Tosu FC L 2023-06-11 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Shonan Bellmare L 2023-06-03 Shonan Bellmare 2–2 Albirex Niigata D 2023-05-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shonan Bellmare L 2023-05-20 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.65 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 Shonan Bellmare xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds57% Draw25% Shonan Bellmare18%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

82%

Draw or Shonan Bellmare

43%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Shonan Bellmare

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw47% Shonan Bellmare15%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

12.2%

2 – 0

10.5%

0 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 1

3 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Shonan Bellmare covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	24%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Shonan Bellmare keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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