Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Vissel Kobe

Sun 23 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'

Shusaku Nishikawa 53' Y

Y 90' Dankler

Leo 90' Y

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Yagi Akane
Referee Hiroki Katsumata
Referee

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 24 games · Avg 2.5 goals Vissel Kobe

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe 2019-08-17 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	1–2	L
19 Aug	Gamba Osaka	A	3–1	W
15 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
08 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–6	L
01 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
26 Jul	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–1	W
19 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–3	L
16 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	2–2	D
08 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	H	1–2	L
02 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	3–2	W
26 Jul	Gamba Osaka	H	0–2	L

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

0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Vissel Kobe

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe — let the football do the talking.
5' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Leo Osaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Magnificent from Keijiro Ogawa! That is 8 goals in 418 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' Ryosuke Yamanaka, a Japan , has 13 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' Ryo Hatsuse is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
33' Thomas Deng has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
38' Yutaro Oda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 444 appearances.
43' 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.
48' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Shusaku Nishikawa.
57' Shinzo Koroki is replacing Yuki Muto for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
58' Vissel Kobe make a change. Daiju Sasaki trudges off to be replaced by Hotaru Yamaguchi on 58 minutes.
63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
68' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
73' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' Ryo Hatsuse makes way for Gotoku Sakai at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
80' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
82' What composure from Hotaru Yamaguchi! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-2.
85' The whistle greets Daiki Hashioka as he departs to be replaced by Katsuya Iwatake.
86' Kenyu Sugimoto gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Takahiro Sekine and will look to change the dynamic.
90' It’s a booking for Vissel Kobe player. Dankler gets a Yellow card.
Urawa Red Diamonds will have plenty to reflect on. Vissel Kobe were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 86'
8
Ewerton ↑ 58'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 57'
31
Takuya Iwanami
24
Koya Yuruki ↑ 57'
28
Katsuya Iwatake ↑ 85'
36
Zion Suzuki

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

24
Gotoku Sakai ↑ 75'
18
Hiroki Iikura
3
Hirofumi Watanabe
25
Leo Osaki ↑ 58'
49
Douglas ↑ 58'
5
Hotaru Yamaguchi ↑ 58'
41
Yutaro Oda ↑ 75'

Coach Thorsten Fink

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

2020-08-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2020-08-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-07-26 Yokohama FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-08-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe W 2020-08-19 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-08-16 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2020-08-08 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2020-08-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–3 Vissel Kobe W 2020-07-26 Vissel Kobe 0–2 Gamba Osaka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.89 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.85 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Vissel Kobe 76% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds41% Draw24% Vissel Kobe35%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

65%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

59%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Vissel Kobe

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds31% Draw39% Vissel Kobe30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 2

4.4%

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

4.3%

0 – 2

4.1%

1 – 0

0 – 1

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	17%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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