Thursday , 2 July 2026

Vegalta Sendai vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Vegalta Sendai
0 – 0
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 3 Jul 2021 · 10:00 UTC Yurtec Stadium Sendai HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Yoshio Koizumi
Kunimitsu Sekiguchi 31' Y
Y 53' Thomas Deng
Y 53' Thomas Deng
Y 87' Daigo Nishi
Felippe Cardoso 90' Y
Y 90' Ryosuke Yamanaka

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Hayato Shimizu
  • Referee Toru Kakinuma
  • Referee Yasuyuki Igarashi (Japan)
  • Referee Akihito Kawasaki

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
2021-07-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-07-08 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai

Recent Form

Vegalta Sendai
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D
23 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–3 L
20 Jun Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
30 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–1 D
26 May Nagoya Grampus A 1–0 W
22 May Oita FC Trinita H 2–1 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jul Vegalta Sendai A 0–0 D
27 Jun Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W
23 Jun Kashiwa Reysol A 2–0 W
20 Jun Shonan Bellmare H 2–3 L
30 May Nagoya Grampus H 0–0 D
26 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–2 D

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vegalta Sendai to score. At the same time, Urawa Red Diamonds does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 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 travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Takuma Nishimura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Vegalta Sendai is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Takuma Nishimura is replaced by Felippe Cardoso on 22 minute.
  • 27' Thomas Deng needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 31' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Yoshio Koizumi gets a Yellow card.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 53' Thomas Deng was booked on 53.
  • 58' It’s high time Makoto Teguramori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' 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.
  • 67' The whistle greets Tatsuya Tanaka as he departs to be replaced by Shinzo Koroki.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' The Vegalta Sendai manager makes a substitution. Kunimitsu Sekiguchi departs to be replaced by Ryoma Kida.
  • 84' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takahiro Sekine is hanging Koya Yuruki on the field on 84 minute.
  • 87' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Vegalta Sendai team. Chihiro Kato is replaced by Emmanuel Oti on 87 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Vegalta Sendai player. Felippe Cardoso gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 90 minute. Takahiro Akimoto leaves to be changed by Ryosuke Yamanaka.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Vegalta Sendai Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Makoto Teguramori

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 5
Leo 3
Kasper Junker 2
Hiroto Yamada 2
Daiki Hashioka 1
Ko Itakura 1
Ko Itakura 1
Daiki Hashioka 1

Head to Head

2021-07-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai 2020-07-08 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai

Vegalta Sendai Form

2021-07-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-06-23 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2021-06-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Vegalta Sendai D 2021-05-30 Vegalta Sendai 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-05-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-05-22 Vegalta Sendai 2–1 Oita FC Trinita W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-07-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-06-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2021-06-23 Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-06-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Shonan Bellmare L 2021-05-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-05-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.93 Vegalta Sendai xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vegalta Sendai28% Draw30% Urawa Red Diamonds42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Vegalta Sendai or Draw
59%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
72%
Vegalta Sendai or Urawa Red Diamonds
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vegalta Sendai18% Draw51% Urawa Red Diamonds31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
8.9%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 3
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Vegalta Sendai

Handicap Vegalta Sendai covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 16% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 23% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Vegalta Sendai keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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