Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2019
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vegalta Sendai — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jumpei Iida
  • Referee Takumi Takagi
  • Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
  • Referee Hayato Shimizu
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

6
6
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jul Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
30 Jun Ōita 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Urawa Red Diamonds to score. At the same time, Vegalta Sendai does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The 32-year-old Takuya Iwanami has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' 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.
  • 19' Fabricio is replacing Ewerton for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 24' Kunimitsu Sekiguchi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' Japan international Tomoya Ugajin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Shingo Tomita suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' Assisted by Yuki Muto with the perfectly-timed delivery and Shinzo Koroki makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Keiya Shiihashi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Kazuki Oiwa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 51' Keiya Shiihashi was booked on 51.
  • 53' Vegalta Sendai manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shingo Tomita is hanging Naoki Ishihara on the field on 53 minute.
  • 58' Kenyu Sugimoto gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Yuki Muto and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Takayoshi Ishihara. He replaces Kunimitsu Sekiguchi on 67 minute.
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 76' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 76 minute. Yoshiki Matsushita leaves to be changed by Ramon Lopes.
  • 77' Controversy at the stadium! Simao Junior argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 82' Daniel Schmidt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Yuki Abe. He replaces Shinzo Koroki on 87 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Urawa Red Diamonds to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2019-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-06-30 Ōita 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
3%
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.