Home advantage could prove decisive in Urawa Reds - Shimizu S-Pulse battle

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Wed 06.April
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002 (63700 seats)

Having a 3 point advantage in the league standings, Urawa Reds club members long to see their team earn all points from this game against Shimizu S-Pulse.

Insights:
  • Urawa Reds have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in J-League
  • Urawa Reds have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shimizu S-Pulse have scored away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Urawa and Shimizu S-Pulse.

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Urawa Reds form and stats

Urawa Reds have played 4 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Urawa Reds after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Urawa Reds travelled for their previous game, a trip to Consadole Sapporo that ended 1-1. Iwao (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.3/10. Iwao hit two key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 45 total).

Ahead of that match, Urawa Reds won a home game hosting Júbilo Iwata (4-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Urawa handle that role? We have found 17 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are ten wins, two draws and five defeats.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Urawa Reds as they are travelling to their away game against Tokyo in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.

Urawa Reds has scored 8 goals so far and conceded 4 goals from 4 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Shimizu S-Pulse form and stats

Shimizu S-Pulse are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the J-League, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). Shimizu S-Pulse has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Shimizu S-Pulse, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Kashima Antlers (placed 3rd). Midfielder Yuta was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.4. Yuta hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

hometeam won We have checked recent matches where Shimizu have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were four victories, four draws and eight defeats.

After this away game Shimizu S-Pulse return home for a J-League game against Gamba Osaka. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Shimizu S-Pulse have conceded 5 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Urawa Reds-Shimizu S-Pulse H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Urawa six wins, Shimizu S-Pulse one win, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Urawa RedsD. Moberg-Karlsson
D. Moberg-Karlsson
2 goals
Shimizu S-PulseY. Suzuki
Y. Suzuki
2 goals
Urawa RedsT. Iwanami
T. Iwanami
1 goals

Urawa Reds missing players

Shimizu S-Pulse missing players

Urawa Reds Shimizu S-Pulse
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 3 Played P 0 3 6
2 2 2 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
4 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
10 8 8 Scored S 0 3 5
9 4 3 Conceded C 0 5 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 83%
62% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 83%
38% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 50%
25% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
12% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
12% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
38% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 33%
 
5.2 5.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.3 3.5
3.2 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 5.8
0.8 1.2 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.3 0.3
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.6 13.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9.7 10.2
4.9 6.2 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.8
26% 32% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 22%
 
8.1 8.2 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13.7 13.5
2.9 2.8 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 8.3 6.2
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • All of Shimizu S-Pulse's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Urawa Reds have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Shimizu S-Pulse have scored away.
  • Urawa Reds have the most scored goals in the first half (8) in J-League
  • Urawa Reds haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kawasaki Frontale 8 5 1 2 13 11 4 3 0 1 5 5 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 16
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 8 4 3 1 14 9 6 4 2 0 12 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 5 15
3 Kashima Antlers 6 5 0 1 10 5 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 15
4 Kashiwa Reysol 6 4 1 1 9 3 3 3 0 0 6 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 6 13
5 Cerezo Osaka 6 2 3 1 12 8 3 0 2 1 3 4 3 2 1 0 9 4 4 9
6 Tokyo 5 3 0 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 2 3 3 1 9
7 Urawa Reds 8 2 2 4 10 9 4 2 1 1 8 4 4 0 1 3 2 5 1 8
8 Sagan Tosu 6 1 5 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 4 0 1 1 1 8
9 Gamba Osaka 6 2 2 2 10 10 4 1 1 2 8 9 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 8
10 Kyoto Sanga 6 2 2 2 7 8 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 1 2 0 5 3 -1 8
11 Avispa Fukuoka 6 1 4 1 4 4 3 0 3 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 7
12 Consadole Sapporo 6 0 6 0 6 6 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 6
13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 1 3 2 4 6 3 0 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 -2 6
14 Nagoya Grampus 5 1 2 2 5 6 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 4 -1 5
15 Júbilo Iwata 6 1 2 3 8 11 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 6 8 -3 5
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 6 1 2 3 5 9 3 0 2 1 2 4 3 1 0 2 3 5 -4 5
17 Vissel Kobe 8 0 4 4 4 12 3 0 1 2 1 5 5 0 3 2 3 7 -8 4
18 Shonan Bellmare 6 0 2 4 3 9 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 0 1 2 2 5 -6 2