Urawa Red Diamonds vs Vissel Kobe, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Urawa Red Diamonds

2 – 2

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Vissel Kobe

Wed 23 Feb 2022 · 07:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kai Matsuzaki 7' Y

Atsuki Ito 48' Y

Y 58' Yuki Kobayashi

Takahiro Akimoto 58' R

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)

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

2022-02-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2021-10-02 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Vissel Kobe	H	2–2	D
19 Feb	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	0–1	L
20 Nov	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	2–1	W
07 Nov	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	L
03 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–2	D
19 Feb	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–2	L
27 Nov	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	0–2	L
20 Nov	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
06 Nov	Tokushima Vortis	H	1–0	W
03 Nov	Vegalta Sendai	H	4–2	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

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Urawa Red Diamonds and Vissel Kobe is underway.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
7' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kai Matsuzaki on 7.
10' Against the run of play, Yoshinori Muto has scored! This game has turned on its head.
12' Kai Matsuzaki adds to his 0 season tally! Urawa Red Diamonds lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
17' The travelling Vissel Kobe supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
19' Kai Shibato is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
24' The 39-year-old Tomoaki Makino has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
34' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
39' Vissel Kobe fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' 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.
46' Ayumu Ohata makes way for Hiroki Sakai at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
48' Atsuki Ito catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
58' Yuki Kobayashi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
63' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Bojan Krkic by Iniesta on 63 minute.
64' The crowd applauds Kai Matsuzaki as he leaves the pitch. Ken Iwao steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
69' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 69.
74' 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.
76' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Ataru Esaka is replaced by Tomoya Inukai on 76 minute.
81' 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.
86' It’s high time Ricardo Rodríguez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
87' Tomoaki Makino does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
88' Yutaro Oda gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Ryo Hatsuse and will look to change the dynamic.
2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Hiroki Sakai ↑ 46'
13
Tomoya Inukai ↑ 76'
12
Zion Suzuki
8
Yoshio Koizumi
19
Ken Iwao ↑ 64'
20
Tetsuya Chinen
25
Kaito Yasui ↑ 88'

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

32
Ryotaro Hironaga
8
Iniesta ↑ 63'
25
Leo Osaki
22
Daiju Sasaki
16
Koya Yuruki ↑ 63'
41
Yutaro Oda ↑ 88'
23
Tetsushi Yamakawa

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
Takuya Aoki	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2022-02-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2022-02-19 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-11-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-11-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2021-11-07 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-11-03 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Vissel Kobe Form

2022-02-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Vissel Kobe D 2022-02-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Vissel Kobe L 2021-11-27 Vissel Kobe 0–2 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2021-11-20 Yokohama FC 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2021-11-06 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-11-03 Vissel Kobe 4–2 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.86 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 Vissel Kobe xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Vissel Kobe 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds40% Draw25% Vissel Kobe35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

64%

Draw or Vissel Kobe

60%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Vissel Kobe

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds31% Draw40% Vissel Kobe29%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Vissel Kobe covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	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.