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V-Varen Nagasaki vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

J. League · 2018
V-Varen Nagasaki
1 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 10 Mar 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

V-Varen Nagasaki vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Yoji Imaoka
  • Referee Taku Nakano
  • Referee Atsushi Masaki

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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

3
5
3
V-Varen Nagasaki 11 games · Avg 2.1 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-10 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-12-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-02-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2016-08-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2016-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki

Recent Form

V-Varen Nagasaki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
03 Mar Sagan Tosu FC H 2–2 D
03 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 0–5 L
24 Feb Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L
24 Feb Kawasaki Frontale H 3–2 W
17 Feb Sagan Tosu FC A 0–0 D
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar V-Varen Nagasaki A 1–1 D
04 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
04 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W
26 Feb Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
24 Feb FC Tōkyō A 1–1 D
18 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

V-Varen Nagasaki Urawa Red Diamonds
#9 Position #16
21 Points 25
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
25 Scored 37
33 Conceded 37
-8 GD +0
1.17 PPG 1.39
39% Win % 39%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
V-Varen Nagasaki this season
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

V-Varen Nagasaki are 9th (21 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
0-15
1/5
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/4
46-60
4/4
61-75
1/3
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

V-Varen Nagasaki
Thiago Santana 5 G
Kenshin Yasuda 5 G
Matheus Jesus 4 G 2 A
Tenmu Matsumoto 2 G
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 3 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Urawa Red Diamonds gets underway.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. V-Varen Nagasaki must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' V-Varen Nagasaki seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takuya Takagi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' 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 Tomoaki Makino suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' V-Varen Nagasaki are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 50' V-Varen Nagasaki are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 55' Urawa Red Diamonds has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' Yosuke Kashiwagi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 423 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Takuya Aoki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both V-Varen Nagasaki and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • It finishes all square. V-Varen Nagasaki and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

V-Varen Nagasaki Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takuya Takagi

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takafumi Hori

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zlatan Ljubijankic 1
Matheus Savio 1
Zlatan Ljubijankic 1
Musashi Suzuki 1
Musashi Suzuki 1

Head to Head

2018-03-10 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-12-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2017-02-06 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2016-08-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 V-Varen Nagasaki 2016-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki

V-Varen Nagasaki Form

2018-03-10 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-03-03 V-Varen Nagasaki 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC D 2018-03-03 Kashiwa Reysol 5–0 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-02-24 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 V-Varen Nagasaki L 2018-02-24 V-Varen Nagasaki 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-02-17 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-03-10 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2018-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-02-24 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-02-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 V-Varen Nagasaki xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: V-Varen Nagasaki or Urawa Red Diamonds 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
V-Varen Nagasaki41% Draw27% Urawa Red Diamonds32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

V-Varen Nagasaki or Draw
68%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
59%
V-Varen Nagasaki or Urawa Red Diamonds
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
V-Varen Nagasaki27% Draw46% Urawa Red Diamonds27%
Actual: V-Varen Nagasaki win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — V-Varen Nagasaki

Handicap V-Varen Nagasaki covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

V-Varen Nagasaki keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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