Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Urawa Red Diamonds

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Vissel Kobe

Sat 22 May 2021 · 07:05 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

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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 Ryuji Sato
Referee Tadashi Baba
Referee Isao Nishihashi
Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
Referee Uhiro Okano (Japan)
Referee Tadashi Nakamura

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

2021-05-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vissel Kobe 2020-11-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Vissel Kobe	H	2–0	W
16 May	Gamba Osaka	A	3–0	W
09 May	Vegalta Sendai	H	2–0	W
01 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–2	L
25 Apr	Oita FC Trinita	H	3–2	W
18 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–1	L

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L
15 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
09 May	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	0–2	L
01 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–0	W
24 Apr	Kashima Antlers	A	1–1	D
17 Apr	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Urawa Red Diamonds and Vissel Kobe get this one started.
5' Iniesta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
20' 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.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryuho Kikuchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
30' Vissel Kobe come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' It’s high time Ricardo Rodríguez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' Tetsushi Yamakawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
46' Kai Shibato has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuki Abe on 46 minute.
47' GOAL! Tatsuya Tanaka scores on 47. Assisted by Koya Yuruki
52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' The crowd applauds Daiju Sasaki as he leaves the pitch. Ayub Masika steps in for Vissel Kobe.
57' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 57 minute. Lincoln leaves to be changed by Douglas.
62' Koya Yuruki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
66' The supporters are chanting for Takahiro Sekine. He replaces Tatsuya Tanaka on 66 minute.
71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 444 games and scored 467 goals.
83' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Yuta Goke exits the field as Asahi Masuyama enters on 83.
85' Magnificent from Kasper Junker! That is 42 goals in 61 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
90' Shinzo Koroki gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Kasper Junker and will look to change the dynamic.
Another three points for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Thomas Deng
6
Ryosuke Yamanaka ↑ 66'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 90'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
29
Kai Shibato ↑ 46'
41
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 66'
18
Yoshio Koizumi ↑ 46'

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Ryo Hatsuse ↑ 56'
1
Daiya Maekawa
37
Asahi Masuyama ↑ 83'
25
Leo Osaki
49
Douglas ↑ 56'
20
Shion Inoue
40
Ayub Masika ↑ 56'

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

2021-05-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vissel Kobe W 2021-05-16 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-05-01 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-05-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2021-05-15 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-09 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2021-05-01 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-04-24 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-04-17 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Vissel Kobe D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.91 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds52% Draw24% Vissel Kobe24%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

76%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

48%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Vissel Kobe

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds37% Draw42% Vissel Kobe21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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