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

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 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

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds is underway.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
8' Ryuho Kikuchi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
13' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
18' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
21' Brilliant from the ! Iniesta makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 21.
26' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' What a strike from Thomas Vermaelen! The score is 3-0.
35' Iniesta makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Vissel Kobe are in front.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
46' Kasper Junker has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koya Yuruki on 46 minute.
48' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sergi Samper.
49' GOAL! Yoshio Koizumi scores on 49.
53' A goal from the Japan international Yoshinori Muto! He fires home on 53 to make it 5-1!
58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vissel Kobe must find a spark to ignite this game.
63' 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 Koya Yuruki suffering a number of foals already.
68' Takahiro Akimoto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 443 appearances.
70' Atsuki Ito gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Yuichi Hirano and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Another substitution for Vissel Kobe to replace Iniesta by Bojan Krkic on 75 minute.
80' Japan international Hiroki Sakai has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
81' The supporters are chanting for Daigo Nishi. He replaces Hiroki Sakai on 81 minute.
84' A stunning finish from Bojan Krkic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
87' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomoaki Okubo is hanging Takahiro Sekine on the field on 87 minute.
88' Vissel Kobe manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuki Kobayashi is hanging Yoshinori Muto on the field on 88 minute.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Leo Osaki.
It finishes all square. Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 5-1.

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
David Moberg-Karlsson	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.