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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
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

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

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 Tōkyō 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
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Vegalta Sendai face off against Urawa Red Diamonds in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Yuki Abe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' It looks surprising Vegalta Sendai does not make any changes. Shinzo Koroki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Takuma Abe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Tomoaki Makino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' It’s high time Susumu Watanabe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' Takuya Aoki is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Oswaldo de Oliveira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vegalta Sendai and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Shinzo Koroki 1
Kazuki Nagasawa 1
Quentin Martinus 1
Yuki Abe 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 Tōkyō 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.