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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe, 2018

J. League · 2018
Urawa Red Diamonds
4 – 0
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sun 23 Sep 2018 · 09:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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

8
5
11
Urawa Red Diamonds 24 games · Avg 2.5 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-11 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2017-02-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Vissel Kobe H 4–0 W
16 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–1 W
01 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L
26 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 1–4 L
19 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–3 D
15 Aug Júbilo Iwata H 4–0 W
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–4 L
15 Sep Gamba Osaka H 1–2 L
01 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–3 L
26 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos H 0–2 L
19 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 2–0 W
15 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds Vissel Kobe
#16 Position #1
25 Points 35
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 11 / 0 / 7
37 Scored 41
37 Conceded 37
+0 GD +4
1.39 PPG 1.94
39% Win % 61%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vissel Kobe
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G
Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G
Yoshinori Muto 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Urawa Red Diamonds and Vissel Kobe get this one started.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Shunki Takahashi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Kim Seunggyu is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vissel Kobe tonight.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomoaki Makino, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' Vissel Kobe 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.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' Lukas Podolski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' Japan international So Fujitani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • Full Time. Urawa Red Diamonds beats Vissel Kobe

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Iniesta 3
Yoshinori Muto 3
Hotaru Yamaguchi 2
Yuki Muto 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Yuya Osako 2
Yuki Muto 2
Kazuki Nagasawa 1

Head to Head

2018-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-11 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2017-02-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Vissel Kobe

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Vissel Kobe W 2018-09-16 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-09-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-08-19 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Júbilo Iwata W

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Vissel Kobe L 2018-09-15 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2018-09-01 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-08-26 Vissel Kobe 0–2 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2018-08-19 Shonan Bellmare 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2018-08-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.43 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds57% Draw21% Vissel Kobe22%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
78%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
43%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Vissel Kobe
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds42% Draw37% Vissel Kobe21%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.4%
1 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.3%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 16% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 20% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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