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 (2026/26)
Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

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 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

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

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' KICK OFF: Urawa Red Diamonds gets underway.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Takahiro Sekine suffering a number of foals already.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Against the run of play, Keijiro Ogawa has scored! This game has turned on its head.
20' Dankler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Daiki Hashioka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
33' The Australia Thomas Deng breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 1-1!
38' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomoaki Makino, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shusaku Nishikawa.
57' The whistle greets Yuki Muto as he departs to be replaced by Shinzo Koroki.
58' The whistle greets Daiju Sasaki as he departs to be replaced by Hotaru Yamaguchi.
63' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
68' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
75' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Ryo Hatsuse departs to be replaced by Gotoku Sakai.
80' Takuya Aoki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
82' What a moment for Hotaru Yamaguchi! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
85' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Daiki Hashioka by Katsuya Iwatake on 85 minute.
86' The supporters are chanting for Kenyu Sugimoto. He replaces Takahiro Sekine on 86 minute.
90' Dankler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Full Time. Vissel Kobe beats Urawa Red Diamonds

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
Yuki Muto	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Yuya Osako	2
Yuki Muto	2
Hotaru Yamaguchi	2
Keijiro Ogawa	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.