Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2019

Vissel Kobe

3 – 0

Full Time

Urawa Red Diamonds

Sat 17 Aug 2019 · 10:00 UTC HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'

Y 37' Takuya Iwanami

Y 57' Mauricio

Sergi Samper 74' Y

Overview

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Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Hiroki Kasahara
Referee Yusuke Araki
Referee Koji Murakami
Referee Ryosuke Murai

7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Vissel Kobe 24 games · Avg 2.5 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-17 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe 2018-09-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Vissel Kobe 2018-04-11 Vissel Kobe 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-02-26 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–0	W
10 Aug	Oita FC Trinita	A	1–1	D
02 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	2–2	D
20 Jul	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–2	L
14 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–3	L
06 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	1–2	L

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Vissel Kobe	A	0–3	L
10 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D
04 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	2–2	D
31 Jul	Kashima Antlers	H	1–1	D
20 Jul	Jubilo Iwata	A	3–1	W
13 Jul	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	1–3	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

33% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

33% 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

–/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/4

46-60

–/2

61-75

4/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' Three points are at stake. Vissel Kobe host Urawa Red Diamonds — let the battle begin!
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The 40-year-old Thomas Vermaelen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' Yuki Muto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 439 appearances.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' A moment of madness from Takuya Iwanami on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Urawa Red Diamonds will be frustrated.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' GOAL! Kyogo Furuhashi scores on 45.
51' It looks like no one’s ball. Vissel Kobe is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
56' Yosuke Kashiwagi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mauricio.
59' Hotaru Yamaguchi does the damage! The net is bulging and Vissel Kobe surge ahead!
60' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Tomoya Ugajin is withdrawn and Ryosuke Yamanaka gets his opportunity.
64' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Ewerton is replaced by Yosuke Kashiwagi.
69' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sergi Samper on 74.
74' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 74 minute. Shinzo Koroki leaves to be changed by Fabricio.
78' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Gotoku Sakai is replaced by Keijiro Ogawa on 78 minute.
83' A tactical swap from Vissel Kobe — Noriaki Fujimoto on, Kyogo Furuhashi off on 83 minutes.
86' What a strike from Iniesta! The score is 3-0.
90' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Iniesta is replaced by Takuya Yasui on 90 minute.
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

24
Gotoku Sakai ↓ Keijiro Ogawa 78'
4
Thomas Vermaelen
6
Sergi Samper
33
Dankler
18
Hiroki Iikura
8
Iniesta C ↓ Takuya Yasui 90'
16
Kyogo Furuhashi ↓ Noriaki Fujimoto 83'
24
Masatoshi Mihara
21
Junya Tanaka
25
Leo Osaki
22
Daigo Nishi
5
Hotaru Yamaguchi

Bench

Coach Thorsten Fink

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yoshinori Muto	3
Iniesta	3
Hotaru Yamaguchi	2
Yuki Muto	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Yuya Osako	2
Yuki Muto	2
Ryuho Kikuchi	1

Head to Head

Vissel Kobe Form

2019-08-17 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2019-08-10 Oita FC Trinita 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2019-08-02 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Gamba Osaka D 2019-07-20 Vissel Kobe 0–2 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2019-07-14 Shonan Bellmare 3–1 Vissel Kobe L 2019-07-06 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–1 Vissel Kobe L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2019-08-17 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2019-08-10 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2019-08-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Nagoya Grampus D 2019-07-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2019-07-20 Jubilo Iwata 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2019-07-13 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.1 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe48% Draw24% Urawa Red Diamonds28%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

72%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

52%

Vissel Kobe or Urawa Red Diamonds

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Vissel Kobe37% Draw39% Urawa Red Diamonds24%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

8.4%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

5.5%

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	19%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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