Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vegalta Sendai, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Urawa Red Diamonds

6 – 0

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Vegalta Sendai

Sun 18 Oct 2020 · 07:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+4' · FT 45+2'

Tomoya Ugajin 23' Y

Y 38' Jakub Slowik

Overview

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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 Masaaki Toma
Referee Toshiyuki Tanaka
Referee Osamu nomura
Referee Kenta Tsukada

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 Tōkyō	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

2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-07-08 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Vegalta Sendai	H	6–0	W
14 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D
10 Oct	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–0	W
04 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–1	L
30 Sep	FC Tōkyō	H	0–1	L
26 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	0–2	L

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–6	L
14 Oct	Yokohama FC	H	0–0	D
10 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
03 Oct	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–3	D
27 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–3	L
23 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–3	L

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Urawa Red Diamonds is hosting Vegalta Sendai for another epic battle.
5' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Vegalta Sendai seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
8' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kazuki Nagasawa makes no mistake. 1-0!
13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi made 275 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
18' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
23' The referee calls foul for Tomoya Ugajin. He receives a Yellow card.
28' 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.
33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
36' Brilliant from the ! Quentin Martinus makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 36.
38' A moment of madness from Jakub Slowik on 38 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vegalta Sendai will be frustrated.
39' A stunning finish from Shinzo Koroki — that came from absolutely nowhere!
40' The Vegalta Sendai bench stirs into life. Takahiro Yanagi is withdrawn and Koji Hachisuka gets his opportunity.
45' Urawa Red Diamonds 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.
46' Yoshiki Matsushita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keiya Shiihashi on 46 minute.
51' Shinzo Koroki is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
53' The whistle greets Tomoya Ugajin as he departs to be replaced by Ryosuke Yamanaka.
58' The travelling Vegalta Sendai supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
59' Shun Nagasawa is replacing Isaac Cuenca for the Vegalta Sendai side.
64' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
67' A stunning finish from Leo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
69' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Yuki Muto is replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto on 69 minute.
73' The crowd applauds Ryohei Michibuchi as he leaves the pitch. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi steps in for Vegalta Sendai.
77' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Quentin Martinus is replaced by Takahiro Sekine.
82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
86' Goal! Leo scores his 11 goal in 439 matches.
The points are shared — Urawa Red Diamonds 6-0 Vegalta Sendai. Honours even.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

5
Tomoaki Makino
8
Ewerton ↓ Kai Shibato 69'
3
Tomoya Ugajin ↓ Ryosuke Yamanaka 53'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↓ Leo 53'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa C
27
Daiki Hashioka
31
Takuya Iwanami
7
Kazuki Nagasawa
9
Yuki Muto ↓ Kenyu Sugimoto 69'
11
Quentin Martinus ↓ Takahiro Sekine 77'
24
Koya Yuruki

Bench

14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 69'
6
Ryosuke Yamanaka ↑ 53'
25
Haruki Fukushima
10
Yosuke Kashiwagi
29
Kai Shibato ↑ 69'
41
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 77'
45
Leo ↑ 53'

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

5
Keiya Shiihashi ↓ Yoshiki Matsushita 46'
36
Takahiro Yanagi ↓ Koji Hachisuka 40'
3
Ryutaro Iio
29
Alexandre Guedes ↓ Hiroto Yamada 73'
18
Ryohei Michibuchi ↓ Hiroto Yamada 73'
14
Takayoshi Ishihara
23
Simao Junior C
9
Isaac Cuenca ↓ Shun Nagasawa 59'
30
Wataru Tanaka
27
Jakub Slowik
43
Tawiah

Bench

Coach Takashi Kiyama

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	5
Leo	3
Kasper Junker	2
Hiroto Yamada	2
Yuki Abe	1
Daiki Hashioka	1
Ko Itakura	1
Ko Itakura	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-10-14 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2020-09-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Yokohama FC L

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-10-14 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Yokohama FC D 2020-10-10 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-10-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–3 Vegalta Sendai D 2020-09-27 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-09-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–1 Vegalta Sendai L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.97 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Vegalta Sendai xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds62% Draw22% Vegalta Sendai16%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

84%

Draw or Vegalta Sendai

38%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Vegalta Sendai

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds44% Draw43% Vegalta Sendai13%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted

6 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

11.1%

1 – 0

10.8%

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.3%

0 – 1

4.3%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Vegalta Sendai covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	19%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	24%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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