Vegalta Sendai vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 8 Jul 2020 · 09:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 6' Kai Shibato

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Vegalta Sendai vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Yurtec Stadium Sendai.

Vegalta Sendai 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Referee Takumi Takagi
Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
Referee Osamu Akasaka

8 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 11.0 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

Vegalta Sendai 16 games · Avg 2.1 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-08 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai 2019-02-23 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-10-07 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–2	L
04 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
22 Feb	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D
07 Dec	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–1	L
30 Nov	Oita FC Trinita	H	2–0	W
23 Nov	Gamba Osaka	A	0–2	L

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–1	W
04 Jul	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–0	D
07 Dec	Gamba Osaka	H	2–3	L
30 Nov	FC Tōkyō	A	1–1	D
05 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–2	L
01 Nov	Kashima Antlers	A	0–1	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' It’s Showtime! The match between Vegalta Sendai and Urawa Red Diamonds is underway.
5' Takahiro Sekine, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
6' Controversy at the stadium! Kai Shibato argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
11' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
16' Vegalta Sendai are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
21' Yuma Obata is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Vegalta Sendai tonight.
26' Vegalta Sendai are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
36' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takashi Kiyama might look to freshen things up shortly.
41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Leo doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' Another change for Vegalta Sendai made on 46 minute. Takuma Hamasaki leaves to be changed by Takumi Sasaki.
48' Goal! Hiroto Yamada scores his 8 goal in 369 matches.
49' Hiroto Yamada puts Vegalta Sendai on the lead.
54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shuhei Akasaki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vegalta Sendai.
61' Fresh legs for Vegalta Sendai! Takuma Nishimura comes on to replace Alexandre Guedes.
62' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Yosuke Kashiwagi departs to be replaced by Kazuki Nagasawa.
67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
68' The supporters are chanting for Shinzo Koroki. He replaces Kenyu Sugimoto on 68 minute.
73' Fresh legs for Vegalta Sendai! Shun Nagasawa comes on to replace Shuhei Akasaki.
78' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vegalta Sendai must find a spark to ignite this game.
79' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Koya Yuruki is withdrawn and Takahiro Sekine gets his opportunity.
81' The supporters are chanting for Takumi Mase. He replaces Takahiro Yanagi on 81 minute.
83' Goal! Shinzo Koroki scores his 63 goal in 439 matches.
88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
1-2 the final result. Vegalta Sendai will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

39
Kim Jungya
5
Keiya Shiihashi
7
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi
11
Shuhei Akasaki ↓ Shun Nagasawa 73'
36
Takahiro Yanagi ↓ Takumi Mase 81'
3
Ryutaro Iio
29
Alexandre Guedes ↓ Takuma Nishimura 61'
16
Kyohei Yoshino C
42
Hiroto Yamada ↓ Ryo Germain 61'
24
Yuma Obata
26
Takuma Hamasaki ↓ Takumi Sasaki 46'

Bench

21
Kentro Seki
19
Ryo Germain ↑ 61'
15
Takuma Nishimura ↑ 61'
20
Shun Nagasawa ↑ 73'
28
Takumi Sasaki ↑ 46'
43
Tawiah
45
Takumi Mase ↑ 81'

Coach Takashi Kiyama

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

20
Thomas Deng
14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↓ Shinzo Koroki 68'
6
Ryosuke Yamanaka ↓ Tomoya Ugajin 79'
12
Fabricio ↓ Quentin Martinus 62'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa C
27
Daiki Hashioka
31
Takuya Iwanami
10
Yosuke Kashiwagi ↓ Kazuki Nagasawa 62'
29
Kai Shibato
24
Koya Yuruki ↓ Takahiro Sekine 79'
45
Leo

Bench

3
Tomoya Ugajin ↑ 79'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 68'
25
Haruki Fukushima
2
Mauricio
7
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 62'
11
Quentin Martinus ↑ 62'
41
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 79'

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Vegalta Sendai Form

2020-07-08 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-07-04 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-02-22 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-12-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Vegalta Sendai L 2019-11-30 Vegalta Sendai 2–0 Oita FC Trinita W 2019-11-23 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vegalta Sendai L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-07-08 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-07-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka L 2019-11-30 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2019-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-11-01 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.09 Vegalta Sendai xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Vegalta Sendai or Urawa Red Diamonds 68% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vegalta Sendai33% Draw32% Urawa Red Diamonds35%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw

65%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

67%

Vegalta Sendai or Urawa Red Diamonds

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vegalta Sendai23% Draw52% Urawa Red Diamonds25%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13.3%

0 – 1

11.1%

1 – 0

10.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

2.7%

3 – 1

2.6%

0 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap	Vegalta Sendai covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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