Thursday , 2 July 2026

Vissel Kobe vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Vissel Kobe
0 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 11 Mar 2023 · 05:00 UTC NOEVIR Stadium Kobe 21,223 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 21' Atsuki Ito
Gotoku Sakai 64' Y
Y 71' Takahiro Sekine

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Assistant 1 Takumi Takagi
  • Assistant 2 Hiroyoshi Iwata

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
2023-03-11 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-06-26 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-02-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2021-10-02 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-05-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vissel Kobe

Recent Form

Vissel Kobe
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–1 L
04 Mar Gamba Osaka H 4–0 W
25 Feb Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 3–1 W
18 Feb Avispa Fukuoka H 1–0 W
05 Nov Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–3 L
29 Oct Kawasaki Frontale A 1–2 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
04 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W
25 Feb Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–2 L
18 Feb FC Tōkyō A 0–2 L
05 Nov Avispa Fukuoka H 1–1 D
29 Oct Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–4 L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds is underway.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Vissel Kobe and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Mitsuki Saito is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
  • 20' 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.
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Atsuki Ito gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 26' The home supporters are growing impatient. Vissel Kobe must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' Marius Hoibraten has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 61 appearances.
  • 46' Takahiro Sekine needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 51' Vissel Kobe are deployed in a 4-1-2-3 today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vissel Kobe side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — David Moberg-Karlsson exits the field as Takahiro Sekine enters on 61.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gotoku Sakai.
  • 67' The Vissel Kobe bench stirs into life. Koya Yuruki is withdrawn and Daiju Sasaki gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Bryan Linssen on, Shinzo Koroki off on 73 minutes.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Toya Izumi. He replaces Leo Osaki on 77 minute.
  • 78' Leo Osaki makes way for Toya Izumi at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vissel Kobe.
  • 80' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Tomoaki Okubo has done his job and it is now time for Kaito Yasui to step up.
  • 85' Vissel Kobe started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' 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.
  • Another three points for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Vissel Kobe Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takayuki Yoshida

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

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

2023-03-11 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-06-26 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-02-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Vissel Kobe 2021-10-02 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-05-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vissel Kobe

Vissel Kobe Form

2023-03-11 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-03-04 Vissel Kobe 4–0 Gamba Osaka W 2023-02-25 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–3 Vissel Kobe W 2023-02-18 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2022-11-05 Vissel Kobe 1–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2022-10-29 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Vissel Kobe L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-03-11 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-02-25 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-02-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2022-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D 2022-10-29 Yokohama F·Marinos 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.02 Vissel Kobe xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe45% Draw25% Urawa Red Diamonds30%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Vissel Kobe or Draw
71%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
55%
Vissel Kobe or Urawa Red Diamonds
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vissel Kobe37% Draw41% Urawa Red Diamonds22%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Vissel Kobe

Handicap Vissel Kobe covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vissel Kobe keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
14% ✗

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