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

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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

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

Vissel Kobe 18 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

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

Vissel Kobe 25 games · Avg 2.6 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Vissel Kobe this season

23% 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

1/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

5/1

61-75

3/6

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/6

46-60

1/2

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Vissel Kobe

Yuya Osako	6 G
Yoshinori Muto	4 G	2 A
Ren Komatsu	3 G
Katsuya Nagato	2 G	1 A
Yuta Goke	2 G

Urawa Red Diamonds

Matheus Savio	5 G	1 A
Minamino Harumi	4 G
Takuro Kaneko	3 G	6 A
Hiiro Komori	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Urawa Red Diamonds get us underway at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe.
5' Vissel Kobe is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Vissel Kobe are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Urawa Red Diamonds winning 0% of all matches.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
45' Vissel Kobe are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' The whistle greets Yuki Muto as he departs to be replaced by Leo.
51' Kosuke Taketomi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
53' Kazuki Nagasawa picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
59' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Tomoya Ugajin trudges off to be replaced by Ryosuke Yamanaka on 59 minutes.
64' Vissel Kobe currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
72' Vissel Kobe make a change. Junya Tanaka trudges off to be replaced by Iniesta on 72 minutes.
73' It is a substitution in Vissel Kobe team. Daiju Sasaki is replaced by Keijiro Ogawa on 73 minute.
78' 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 Kazuki Nagasawa suffering a number of foals already.
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' GOAL! Quentin Martinus fires home to make it 0-1!
86' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Shinzo Koroki is replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto on 86 minute.
89' Noriaki Fujimoto makes way for Yutaro Oda at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
90' Vissel Kobe make a change. Ryo Hatsuse trudges off to be replaced by Gotoku Sakai on 90 minutes.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hirofumi Watanabe.
It finishes all square. Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

24
Gotoku Sakai ↑ 90'
18
Hiroki Iikura
8
Iniesta ↑ 72'
14
Takuya Yasui
22
Daigo Nishi
13
Keijiro Ogawa ↑ 73'
41
Yutaro Oda ↑ 89'

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

20
Thomas Deng
5
Tomoaki Makino
3
Tomoya Ugajin ↓ Ryosuke Yamanaka 59'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↓ Kenyu Sugimoto 86'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa C
27
Daiki Hashioka
16
Takuya Aoki ↓ Ewerton 79'
7
Kazuki Nagasawa
9
Yuki Muto ↓ Leo 46'
11
Quentin Martinus ↓ Kosuke Taketomi 86'
24
Koya Yuruki

Bench

14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 86'
8
Ewerton ↑ 79'
6
Ryosuke Yamanaka ↑ 59'
25
Haruki Fukushima
31
Takuya Iwanami
39
Kosuke Taketomi ↑ 86'
45
Leo ↑ 46'

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yoshinori Muto	5
Iniesta	3
Yuya Osako	2
Yuki Muto	2
Hotaru Yamaguchi	2
Yuki Muto	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Shinzo Koroki	1

Head to Head

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

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.