Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ryo Hirama
- Referee Takuto Okabe
- Referee Hirokazu Otsubo
- Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
- Referee
- Referee Chikei Tajiri
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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 09 May Vegalta Sendai H 2–0 W 01 May Avispa Fukuoka A 0–2 L 25 Apr Oita FC Trinita H 3–2 W 18 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L 11 Apr Tokushima Vortis H 1–0 W 07 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L 01 May Kashiwa Reysol H 1–0 W 24 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–2 L 17 Apr Yokohama FC A 2–2 D 11 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–0 D 07 Apr Tokushima Vortis A 0–1 L Key Stats
44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds0-151/116-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Vegalta Sendai kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It’s high time Ricardo Rodríguez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jakub Slowik made 275 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Yoshio Koizumi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' Vegalta Sendai started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 416 games and scored 377 goals.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 50' 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.
- 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chihiro Kato, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 58' What a strike from Kasper Junker! The score is 1-0.
- 59' GOAL! Kasper Junker scores on 59. Assisted by Yuki Muto
- 64' Quentin Martinus is replacing Chihiro Kato for the Vegalta Sendai side.
- 69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kyohei Yoshino.
- 75' What a strike from Yuki Abe! The score is 3-0.
- 77' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Yoshiki Matsushita departs to be replaced by Shogo Nakahara.
- 78' The whistle greets Yoshio Koizumi as he departs to be replaced by Koya Yuruki.
- 83' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Takahiro Sekine departs to be replaced by Tatsuya Tanaka.
- 87' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Takayoshi Ishihara departs to be replaced by Foguinho.
- Full Time. Urawa Red Diamonds beats Vegalta Sendai
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Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
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Yuki Abe ↓ Daiki Kaneko 83'
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Yuki Muto ↓ Kenyu Sugimoto 78'
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- 12
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Kasper Junker ↓ Shinzo Koroki 64'
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Yoshio Koizumi ↓ Koya Yuruki 78'
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Bench
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Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 78'
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Shinzo Koroki ↑ 64'
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Daiki Kaneko ↑ 83'
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Tatsuya Tanaka ↑ 83'
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Koya Yuruki ↑ 78'
Coach Ricardo RodríguezVegalta Sendai Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 4
- 7
- 15
- 16
- 8
- 6
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Takayoshi Ishihara ↓ Foguinho 87'
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Ryoma Kida ↓ Takumi Mase 77'
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Chihiro Kato ↓ Quentin Martinus 64'
Bench
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11
Shuhei Akasaki ↑ 64'
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Shogo Nakahara ↑ 77'
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Quentin Martinus ↑ 64'
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Takumi Mase ↑ 77'
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Foguinho ↑ 87'
Coach Makoto Teguramori -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Shinzo Koroki 5 Leo 3 Hiroto Yamada 2 Kasper Junker 2 Shinzo Koroki 1 Kazuki Nagasawa 1 Quentin Martinus 1 Yuki Abe 1 Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-05-01 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-11 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds WVegalta Sendai Form
2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-05-01 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-04-24 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-04-17 Yokohama FC 2–2 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-04-11 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2021-04-07 Tokushima Vortis 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.71 Urawa Red Diamonds xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.78 Vegalta Sendai xGI would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds to win 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Urawa Red Diamonds winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.49Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw 84%Draw or Vegalta Sendai 40%Urawa Red Diamonds or Vegalta Sendai 76%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.3%1 – 1 11.8%2 – 0 Actual0 – 0 10.2%2 – 1 9.2%3 – 0 6.6%0 – 1 5.5%3 – 1 5.3%1 – 2 4.1%2 – 2 3.6%4 – 0 2.8%0 – 2 2.4%Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Vegalta Sendai covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 18% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 25% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 11% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 46% ✗Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.