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 (2026/27)
Shonan Bellmare 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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 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	Kyōto 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

23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/6

46-60

1/2

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

Matheus Savio	5 G	1 A
Minamino Harumi	4 G
Takuro Kaneko	3 G	6 A
Hiiro Komori	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Saitama Stadium 2002. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Urawa Red Diamonds and Shonan Bellmare.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Shonan Bellmare are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' Brilliant from the ! Shinzo Koroki makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 20.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maciej Skorza will be considering his options from the bench.
40' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 423 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' It looks surprising Shonan Bellmare does not make any changes. Naoki Yamada has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 455 games and scored 423 goals.
53' A goal from the Japan international Yuki Ohashi! He fires home on 53 to make it 1-1!
58' Shonan Bellmare fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
61' Assisted by Atsuki Ito with the perfectly-timed delivery and Takahiro Sekine makes no mistake. 2-1!
64' The whistle greets Naoki Yamada as he departs to be replaced by Taiyo Hiraoka.
65' GOAL! Takahiro Sekine fires home to make it 3-1!
65' Another change for Shonan Bellmare made on 65 minute. Hirokazu Ishihara leaves to be changed by Hiroyuki Abe.
70' 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.
71' A change in the Shonan Bellmare ranks — Ryota Nagaki exits the field as Kohei Okuno enters on 71.
72' Fresh legs for Shonan Bellmare! Tarik Elyounoussi comes on to replace Yuki Ohashi.
76' Toshiki Takahashi gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Tomoaki Okubo and will look to change the dynamic.
81' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
84' The crowd applauds Shuto Yamamoto as he leaves the pitch. Taiga Hata steps in for Shonan Bellmare.
87' Yuichi Hirano is replacing Ken Iwao for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
4-1 the final result. Shonan Bellmare will be bitterly disappointed.

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 Kyōto 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.