Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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 Ōita 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
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 Yurtec Stadium Sendai as Vegalta Sendai face off against Urawa Red Diamonds in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 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' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Kai Shibato has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 22' Felippe Cardoso has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuma Nishimura on 22 minute.
  • 27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yoshio Koizumi.
  • 36' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ricardo Rodríguez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takahiro Sekine made 270 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 51' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 53' That is a Yellow card for Urawa Red Diamonds. Thomas Deng will be fuming at that decision.
  • 58' Daigo Nishi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vegalta Sendai must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 67' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Tatsuya Tanaka trudges off to be replaced by Shinzo Koroki on 67 minutes.
  • 72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vegalta Sendai side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vegalta Sendai and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' A tactical swap from Vegalta Sendai — Ryoma Kida on, Kunimitsu Sekiguchi off on 80 minutes.
  • 84' Takahiro Sekine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koya Yuruki on 84 minute.
  • 87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daigo Nishi.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Vegalta Sendai. Chihiro Kato is replaced by Emmanuel Oti.
  • 90' Vegalta Sendai player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 90 minute. Takahiro Akimoto leaves to be changed by Ryosuke Yamanaka.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Hiroto Yamada 2
Kasper Junker 2
Shinzo Koroki 1
Kazuki Nagasawa 1
Quentin Martinus 1
Yuki Abe 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 Ōita 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.