Sunday , 16 August 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Vissel Kobe
0 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Wed 18 Nov 2020 · 09:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 53' Kazuki Nagasawa
Hirofumi Watanabe 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.

Match Details

  • Referee Jun Mihara
  • Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Referee Takayuki Shimizu

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 Tokyo 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

11
5
8
Vissel Kobe 24 games · Avg 2.5 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-08-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–1 L
15 Nov Shonan Bellmare H 0–2 L
11 Nov Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L
08 Nov Yokohama FC A 1–2 L
03 Nov Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–3 L
28 Oct Vegalta Sendai A 3–2 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Nov Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
14 Nov Yokohama F.Marinos A 2–6 L
03 Nov Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
31 Oct Oita FC Trinita A 0–0 D
24 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–1 W
18 Oct Vegalta Sendai H 6–0 W

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
0% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season
0% 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
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Vissel Kobe kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vissel Kobe that had 444 games and scored 467 goals.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Daiju Sasaki is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryuho Kikuchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Vissel Kobe.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Yuki Muto has done his job and it is now time for Leo to step up.
  • 51' 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 Ryo Hatsuse suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' The referee has no hesitation. Kazuki Nagasawa is booked for Urawa Red Diamonds — Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Tomoya Ugajin is replaced by Ryosuke Yamanaka on 59 minute.
  • 64' Ryosuke Yamanaka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' Vissel Kobe make a change. Junya Tanaka trudges off to be replaced by Iniesta on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Keijiro Ogawa is hanging Daiju Sasaki on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' It looks surprising Vissel Kobe does not make any changes. Noriaki Fujimoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Takuya Aoki exits the field as Ewerton enters on 79.
  • 83' Quentin Martinus puts Urawa Red Diamonds on the lead.
  • 86' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Shinzo Koroki by Kenyu Sugimoto on 86 minute.
  • 89' Another change for Vissel Kobe made on 89 minute. Noriaki Fujimoto leaves to be changed by Yutaro Oda.
  • 90' Gotoku Sakai has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryo Hatsuse on 90 minute.
  • 90' Vissel Kobe receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Iniesta 3
Yoshinori Muto 3
Hotaru Yamaguchi 2
Yuki Muto 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Yuya Osako 2
Yuki Muto 2
Kazuki Nagasawa 1

Head to Head

2020-11-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-08-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe 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

Vissel Kobe Form

2020-11-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-11-15 Vissel Kobe 0–2 Shonan Bellmare L 2020-11-11 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Vissel Kobe L 2020-11-08 Yokohama FC 2–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-11-03 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–1 Vissel Kobe L 2020-10-28 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Vissel Kobe W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-11-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-11-14 Yokohama F.Marinos 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2020-10-31 Oita FC Trinita 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2020-10-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.73 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Vissel Kobe or Urawa Red Diamonds 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe38% Draw26% Urawa Red Diamonds36%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
63%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
62%
Vissel Kobe or Urawa Red Diamonds
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vissel Kobe31% Draw42% Urawa Red Diamonds27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
5.4%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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