Saturday , 14 November 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 0
Full Time
Vissel Kobe
Sat 20 Apr 2019 · 04:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Dankler
Y 17' Sergi Samper
Ryosuke Yamanaka 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Isao Nishihashi
  • Referee Atsushi Kamimura
  • Referee Yosuke Takabe

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

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6
11
Urawa Red Diamonds 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals Vissel Kobe
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Vissel Kobe H 1–0 W
14 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
05 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–3 L
30 Mar FC Tokyo H 1–1 D
17 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–1 W
09 Mar Matsumoto Yamaga FC A 1–0 W
Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
14 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–4 L
06 Apr Matsumoto Yamaga FC A 1–2 L
30 Mar Gamba Osaka A 4–3 W
17 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D
10 Mar Vegalta Sendai A 3–1 W

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

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
38% 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
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Vissel Kobe
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
5/1
61-75
3/6
76+
7/3
■ 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
Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 6 G
Yoshinori Muto 4 G 2 A
Ren Komatsu 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Urawa Red Diamonds and Vissel Kobe get this one started.
  • 5' Japan international Shusaku Nishikawa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 9' Shinzo Koroki has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
  • 10' Dankler has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 10.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Vissel Kobe are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 17' That is a Yellow card for Vissel Kobe. Sergi Samper will be fuming at that decision.
  • 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yosuke Kashiwagi made 450 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 27' Kyogo Furuhashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Vissel Kobe so far.
  • 32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takayuki Yoshida will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Vissel Kobe backline.
  • 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 52' A quiet spell here at . Vissel Kobe seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Ewerton is replaced by Kazuki Nagasawa.
  • 58' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Daiki Hashioka is withdrawn and Tomoya Ugajin gets his opportunity.
  • 63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 452 games and scored 480 goals.
  • 68' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Lukas Podolski departs to be replaced by Junya Tanaka.
  • 76' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 76 minute. Keijiro Ogawa leaves to be changed by Asahi Masuyama.
  • 81' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryo Hatsuse is hanging Masatoshi Mihara on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Daigo Nishi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' Ryosuke Yamanaka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • Another three points for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yoshinori Muto 5
Iniesta 3
Yuki Muto 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Yuya Osako 2
Yuki Muto 2
Hotaru Yamaguchi 2
Keijiro Ogawa 1

Head to Head

2019-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe 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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2019-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2019-04-14 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2019-04-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2019-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tokyo D 2019-03-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2019-03-09 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Vissel Kobe Form

2019-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2019-04-14 Vissel Kobe 2–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2019-04-06 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2019-03-30 Gamba Osaka 3–4 Vissel Kobe W 2019-03-17 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2019-03-10 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Vissel Kobe W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.86 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Vissel Kobe xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds48% Draw23% Vissel Kobe29%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
71%
Draw or Vissel Kobe
52%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Vissel Kobe
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds32% Draw41% Vissel Kobe27%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
4.4%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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