Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Vissel Kobe

5 – 1

Full Time

Urawa Red Diamonds

Sat 2 Oct 2021 · 06:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe HT 45' · FT 45'

Sergi Samper 48' Y

Leo Osaki 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 (2026/26)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

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

2021-10-02 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-05-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vissel Kobe 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

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	5–1	W
29 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–3	L
24 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W
18 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	1–0	W
05 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
28 Aug	FC Tōkyō	H	0–1	L

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Vissel Kobe	A	1–5	L
25 Sep	FC Tōkyō	A	2–1	W
18 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–0	W
11 Sep	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
29 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D
25 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds has kicked off!
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
8' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryuho Kikuchi makes it 1-0.
13' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
18' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' Iniesta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
26' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
31' What a moment for Thomas Vermaelen! That strike on 31 puts his side firmly in control.
35' GOAL! Iniesta fires home to make it 4-0!
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' Vissel Kobe 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' The crowd applauds Koya Yuruki as he leaves the pitch. Kasper Junker steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
48' It’s a booking for Vissel Kobe player. Sergi Samper gets a Yellow card.
49' Yoshio Koizumi adds to his 1 season tally! Urawa Red Diamonds lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
53' What a strike from Yoshinori Muto! The score is 5-1.
58' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
63' It is a cagey affair so far. Vissel Kobe in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hiroki Iikura, as he is very good at scoring at NOEVIR Stadium Kobe with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
70' The supporters are chanting for Atsuki Ito. He replaces Yuichi Hirano on 70 minute.
75' The whistle greets Iniesta as he departs to be replaced by Bojan Krkic.
80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
81' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Hiroki Sakai is replaced by Daigo Nishi on 81 minute.
84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bojan Krkic makes no mistake. 6-1!
87' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Takahiro Sekine departs to be replaced by Tomoaki Okubo.
88' The supporters are chanting for Yuki Kobayashi. He replaces Yoshinori Muto on 88 minute.
90' A moment of madness from Leo Osaki on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Vissel Kobe will be frustrated.
Full Time. Vissel Kobe beats Urawa Red Diamonds

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Lincoln ↑ 70'
19
Ryo Hatsuse
1
Daiya Maekawa
3
Yuki Kobayashi ↑ 88'
25
Leo Osaki ↑ 70'
31
Yuya Nakasaka ↑ 46'
9
Bojan Krkic ↑ 75'

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Tomoaki Makino
8
Daigo Nishi ↑ 81'
11
Tatsuya Tanaka ↑ 81'
12
Zion Suzuki
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 87'
7
Kasper Junker ↑ 46'
17
Atsuki Ito ↑ 70'

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Vissel Kobe Form

2021-10-02 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-09-29 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Vissel Kobe L 2021-09-24 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Vissel Kobe W 2021-09-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2021-09-05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2021-08-28 Vissel Kobe 0–1 FC Tōkyō L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-10-02 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-09-25 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-09-11 Yokohama FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-08-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.37 Vissel Kobe xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe55% Draw22% Urawa Red Diamonds23%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw

77%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

45%

Vissel Kobe or Urawa Red Diamonds

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Vissel Kobe43% Draw38% Urawa Red Diamonds19%

Actual: Vissel Kobe win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 2

4.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

0 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap	Vissel Kobe covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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