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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 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
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 Ōita 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
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds get this one started.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Hotaru Yamaguchi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' Takuya Aoki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 443 appearances.
  • 40' Yuki Muto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 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 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.
  • 53' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kazuki Nagasawa on 53 minutes.
  • 58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Ryosuke Yamanaka on, Tomoya Ugajin off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Vissel Kobe are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryosuke Yamanaka made 306 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' The Vissel Kobe manager makes a substitution. Junya Tanaka departs to be replaced by Iniesta.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Daiju Sasaki as he leaves the pitch. Keijiro Ogawa steps in for Vissel Kobe.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Takuya Aoki as he leaves the pitch. Ewerton steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 83' Against the run of play, Quentin Martinus has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 86' Kenyu Sugimoto is replacing Shinzo Koroki for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 89' Yutaro Oda gets the nod from Vissel Kobe. He replaces Noriaki Fujimoto and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' A change in the Vissel Kobe ranks — Ryo Hatsuse exits the field as Gotoku Sakai enters on 90.
  • 90' Hirofumi Watanabe was booked on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Yuya Osako 2
Yuki Muto 2
Hotaru Yamaguchi 2
Yuki Muto 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Shinzo Koroki 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 Ōita 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.