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Urawa Red Diamonds vs V-Varen Nagasaki, 2018

J. League · 2018
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

Recent Form

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
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

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
15% 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
1/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
1/5
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/4
46-60
4/4
61-75
1/3
76+
6/5
■ 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
V-Varen Nagasaki
Thiago Santana 5 G
Kenshin Yasuda 5 G
Matheus Jesus 4 G 2 A
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Urawa Red Diamonds have kicked off against V-Varen Nagasaki. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Urawa Red Diamonds looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Matheus Savio scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' Takashi Sawada is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' Tomoaki Makino has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Urawa Red Diamonds has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' V-Varen Nagasaki fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and V-Varen Nagasaki are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined V-Varen Nagasaki backline.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' The 35-year-old Ryota Isomura has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' Masato Kurogi, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against V-Varen Nagasaki's shape.
  • 85' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 421 goals from 453 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

H2H

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.