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Urawa Red Diamonds vs V-Varen Nagasaki, 2018

J. League · 2018
Urawa Red Diamonds
0 – 0
Full Time
V-Varen Nagasaki
Sun 5 Aug 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs V-Varen Nagasaki — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Reo Tanaka
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Yuki Tsukakoshi
  • Referee Hiroyuki Igarashi

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

2
5
3
Urawa Red Diamonds 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals V-Varen Nagasaki
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-04-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-03-10 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-12-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-02-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug V-Varen Nagasaki H 0–0 D
01 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
28 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 4–1 W
22 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
18 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W
19 May Gamba Osaka A 0–0 D
V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
01 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 2–3 L
27 Jul FC Tokyo A 1–0 W
22 Jul Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L
18 Jul Vissel Kobe H 0–1 L
19 May Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–5 L

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds V-Varen Nagasaki
#16 Position #9
25 Points 21
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
37 Scored 25
37 Conceded 33
+0 GD -8
1.39 PPG 1.17
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
0% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 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' What a night it is going to be! Urawa Red Diamonds welcome V-Varen Nagasaki for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' V-Varen Nagasaki fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' V-Varen Nagasaki seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Takashi Sawada needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oswaldo de Oliveira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Daichi Tagami has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' It’s high time Takuya Takagi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Japan international Musashi Suzuki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and V-Varen Nagasaki are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' Yosuke Kashiwagi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zlatan Ljubijankic 1
Musashi Suzuki 1
Musashi Suzuki 1
Zlatan Ljubijankic 1

Head to Head

2018-08-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki 2018-04-15 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-03-10 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-12-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-02-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-08-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki D 2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2018-08-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki D 2018-08-01 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–3 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2018-07-27 FC Tokyo 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-07-18 V-Varen Nagasaki 0–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-05-19 Yokohama F.Marinos 5–2 V-Varen Nagasaki L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds50% Draw27% V-Varen Nagasaki23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
78%
Draw or V-Varen Nagasaki
50%
Urawa Red Diamonds or V-Varen Nagasaki
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds34% Draw49% V-Varen Nagasaki17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
12.3%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push V-Varen Nagasaki covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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