Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2019

Urawa Red Diamonds

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Vegalta Sendai

Sat 6 Jul 2019 · 10:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Y 45' Keiya Shiihashi

Y 50' Kazuki Oiwa

R 51' Keiya Shiihashi

Y 77' Simao Junior

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League .

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jumpei Iida
Referee Takumi Takagi
Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
Referee Hayato Shimizu

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Vegalta Sendai

Last 5 meetings

2019-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-02-23 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-10-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2018-02-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jul	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–0	W
30 Jun	Oita FC Trinita	A	0–2	L
15 Jun	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–1	W
01 Jun	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D
26 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–4	L
17 May	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–3	L

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L
30 Jun	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	2–1	W
23 Jun	FC Tokyo	H	2–0	W
15 Jun	Matsumoto Yamaga FC	A	1–0	W
01 Jun	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	W
25 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	3–4	L

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

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' Urawa Red Diamonds have kicked off against Vegalta Sendai. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Kazuki Nagasawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vegalta Sendai so far.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
19' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Ewerton by Fabricio on 19 minute.
24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Vegalta Sendai are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' 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.
39' Shinzo Koroki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
42' What composure from Shinzo Koroki! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-0.
45' Vegalta Sendai player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
50' The referee calls foul for Kazuki Oiwa. He receives a Yellow card.
51' The referee has no hesitation. Keiya Shiihashi is booked for Vegalta Sendai — Red card on 51.
53' Vegalta Sendai make a change. Naoki Ishihara trudges off to be replaced by Shingo Tomita on 53 minutes.
58' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Yuki Muto by Kenyu Sugimoto on 58 minute.
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' The Vegalta Sendai bench stirs into life. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi is withdrawn and Takayoshi Ishihara gets his opportunity.
72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
76' Yoshiki Matsushita makes way for Ramon Lopes at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vegalta Sendai.
77' Poor challenge from Simao Junior. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
82' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Vegalta Sendai's shape.
87' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 87 minute. Shinzo Koroki leaves to be changed by Yuki Abe.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Vegalta Sendai.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

13
Yasuhiro Hiraoka
1
Daniel Schmidt
27
Kazuki Oiwa C
2
Katsuya Nagato
5
Keiya Shiihashi
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi ↓ Takayoshi Ishihara 67'
11
Naoki Ishihara ↓ Shingo Tomita 53'
38
Shun Nagasawa
8
Yoshiki Matsushita ↓ Ramon Lopes 76'
18
Ryohei Michibuchi
23
Simao Junior

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	5
Leo	3
Hiroto Yamada	2
Kasper Junker	2
Kazuki Nagasawa	1
Quentin Martinus	1
Yuki Abe	1
Daiki Hashioka	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2019-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-06-30 Oita FC Trinita 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2019-06-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2019-06-01 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2019-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-05-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Shonan Bellmare L

Vegalta Sendai Form

2019-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-06-30 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2019-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 FC Tokyo W 2019-06-15 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-06-01 Vegalta Sendai 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2019-05-25 Shimizu S-Pulse 4–3 Vegalta Sendai L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.23 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.06 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds42% Draw30% Vegalta Sendai28%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

71%

Draw or Vegalta Sendai

58%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Vegalta Sendai

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds27% Draw51% Vegalta Sendai22%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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