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Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

J. League · 2018
Vissel Kobe
2 – 3
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Wed 11 Apr 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Referee Yosuke Takabe
  • Referee Yuzo Sutani

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

11
5
8
Vissel Kobe 24 games · Avg 2.5 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-11 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2017-02-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Vissel Kobe 2016-09-10 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–3 L
08 Apr Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
08 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W
31 Mar Júbilo Iwata A 0–1 L
30 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 1–2 L
18 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Vissel Kobe A 3–2 W
09 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–0 W
07 Apr Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
01 Apr Júbilo Iwata A 1–2 L
31 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 3–4 L
18 Mar Yokohama F·Marinos H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Vissel Kobe Urawa Red Diamonds
#1 Position #16
35 Points 25
18 Played 18
11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
41 Scored 37
37 Conceded 37
+4 GD +0
1.94 PPG 1.39
61% Win % 39%

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Vissel Kobe are 1st (35 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vissel Kobe
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Vissel Kobe
Yuya Osako 3 G
Katsuya Nagato 2 G 1 A
Yuta Goke 2 G
Yoshinori Muto 1 G
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' And we are off! Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Vissel Kobe currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Shinzo Koroki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
  • 25' Kim Seunggyu is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Wataru Endo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' So Fujitani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' Daiju Sasaki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' The 32-year-old Takuya Iwanami has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' Kazuki Nagasawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 443 games and scored 411 goals.
  • 85' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Korea Republic international Jung Wooyoung has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yoshinori Muto 3
Iniesta 3
Yuki Muto 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Yuya Osako 2
Yuki Muto 2
Hotaru Yamaguchi 2
Yoshio Koizumi 1

Head to Head

2018-04-11 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vissel Kobe 2017-02-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Vissel Kobe 2016-09-10 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Vissel Kobe Form

2018-04-11 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-04-08 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Vissel Kobe W 2018-04-08 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-03-31 Júbilo Iwata 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2018-03-30 Kashiwa Reysol 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2018-03-18 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-04-11 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-04-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2018-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2018-04-01 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-03-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–3 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Yokohama F·Marinos L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.36 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.77 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe48% Draw23% Urawa Red Diamonds29%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
71%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
52%
Vissel Kobe or Urawa Red Diamonds
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe39% Draw37% Urawa Red Diamonds24%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
Actual
4 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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