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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
11 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.9 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 Kyoto 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 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 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
33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Vegalta Sendai get us underway at .
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vegalta Sendai and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Vegalta Sendai is showing some good football. However, Vegalta Sendai are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Japan international Yuki Abe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Vegalta Sendai are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Vegalta Sendai have won 158 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 50' Takuma Abe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . Vegalta Sendai seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vegalta Sendai must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vegalta Sendai and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' Kunimitsu Sekiguchi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Kasper Junker 2
Hiroto Yamada 2
Quentin Martinus 1
Yuki Abe 1
Daiki Hashioka 1
Ko Itakura 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.