Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Urawa Red Diamonds

4 – 0

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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 .

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	Jubilo Iwata	H	4–0	W

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

33% 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

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vissel Kobe

0-15

–/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/4

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Urawa Red Diamonds are looking to make home advantage count against Vissel Kobe.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' 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.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Vissel Kobe are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
30' 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.
35' 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.
40' Shusaku Nishikawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
60' 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.
65' Mauricio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
85' Yuta Goke is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Vissel Kobe are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
With this win, Urawa Red Diamonds is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yoshinori Muto	3
Iniesta	3
Yuya Osako	2
Yuki Muto	2
Hotaru Yamaguchi	2
Yuki Muto	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Kasper Junker	1

Head to Head

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 Jubilo 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.