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Vegalta Sendai vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

J. League · 2018
Vegalta Sendai
1 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 04:05 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Vegalta Sendai vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Shoji Akisawa

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

4
6
6
Vegalta Sendai 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2018-02-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vegalta Sendai 2017-09-10 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-02-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
29 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–5 L
22 Sep V-Varen Nagasaki A 0–1 L
15 Sep FC Tokyo H 1–0 W
01 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W
25 Aug Kawasaki Frontale A 0–1 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Vegalta Sendai A 1–1 D
30 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 3–2 W
23 Sep Vissel Kobe H 4–0 W
16 Sep Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–1 W
01 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L
26 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 1–4 L

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Vegalta Sendai and Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 5' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Urawa Red Diamonds 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.
  • 15' 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 Naoki Ishihara suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Vegalta Sendai currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vegalta Sendai needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vegalta Sendai side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Tomoya Ugajin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 439 appearances.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' Yuki Abe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yasuhiro Hiraoka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vegalta Sendai.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Vegalta Sendai are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Vegalta Sendai 1-1 Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Susumu Watanabe

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 5
Leo 3
Hiroto Yamada 2
Kasper Junker 2
Kazuki Nagasawa 1
Quentin Martinus 1
Yuki Abe 1
Daiki Hashioka 1

Head to Head

2018-10-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2018-02-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vegalta Sendai 2017-09-10 Vegalta Sendai 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-02-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vegalta Sendai

Vegalta Sendai Form

2018-10-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-09-29 Yokohama F.Marinos 5–2 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-09-22 V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-09-15 Vegalta Sendai 1–0 FC Tokyo W 2018-09-01 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-08-25 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-10-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol W 2018-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Vissel Kobe W 2018-09-16 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-09-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.28 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Urawa Red Diamonds 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai40% Draw30% Urawa Red Diamonds30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
70%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
60%
Vegalta Sendai or Urawa Red Diamonds
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai28% Draw50% Urawa Red Diamonds22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.6%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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