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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 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

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
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Vissel Kobe to score. At the same time, Urawa Red Diamonds does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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 Yuki Muto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Vissel Kobe are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vissel Kobe needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' Ryosuke Yamanaka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Urawa Red Diamonds seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yuki Muto is replaced by Leo.
  • 51' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' Kazuki Nagasawa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' Vissel Kobe is showing some good football. However, Vissel Kobe are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Ryosuke Yamanaka comes on to replace Tomoya Ugajin.
  • 64' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 69' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Iniesta. He replaces Junya Tanaka on 72 minute.
  • 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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kazuki Nagasawa made 439 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 79' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ewerton is hanging Takuya Aoki on the field on 79 minute.
  • 83' A goal from the Curacao international Quentin Martinus! He fires home on 83 to make it 0-1!
  • 86' Kenyu Sugimoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shinzo Koroki at the 86 minute mark.
  • 89' Vissel Kobe ring the changes. Noriaki Fujimoto has done his job and it is now time for Yutaro Oda to step up.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Vissel Kobe! Gotoku Sakai comes on to replace Ryo Hatsuse.
  • 90' Hirofumi Watanabe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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.