Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Urawa Reds in 7th and Vissel Kobe in 10th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Urawa Reds form and stats
Three home games done for Urawa Reds, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches. Urawa Reds are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Saitama Stadium 2002, having lost their two previous games here.Urawa Reds are returning here after visiting Gamba Osaka in a J-League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Preceding that match was a AFC Champions League defeat to Jeonbuk Motors (0-1).
There will be little rest for Urawa Reds after this match as they are travelling to Jeonbuk Motors for a AFC Champions League game in only four days.
The lack of attacking qualities in Urawa Reds means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 home games, less than half a goal per match. Urawa Reds are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (6 from 3 played).
Vissel Kobe form and stats
2-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Vissel Kobe in their matches away.This game can not go any worse than the last one, a J-League home defeat versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima with 2-4 on the scoreboard. Before that, Vissel Kobe secured a home win against Oita Trinita with the score 2-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Vissel Kobe manager Juanma Lillo as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Cerezo Osaka.
The Vissel Kobe manager Juanma Lillo has got the team scoring on the road, with 8 away goals in 4 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vissel Kobe have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 8 Urawa Reds victories, 1 draw and 1 Vissel Kobe win.Urawa Reds missing players
Vissel Kobe missing players
| Urawa Reds | Vissel Kobe | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | Played | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Scored | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | 6 | Conceded | 7 | 12 |
| 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 75% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 25% | 29% |
| 29% | 33% | Both teams to score | 75% | 71% |
| 43% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 67% | Failed To Score | 25% | 14% |
| 4.1 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | 5.5 | 6 |
| 4.6 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | 7 | 5.6 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.2 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Vissel Kobe hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Vissel Kobe is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Urawa Reds is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Urawa Reds has failed to keep a clean sheet in 3 home matches.
- Vissel Kobe has failed to keep a clean sheet in 4 away matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Oita Trinita | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Urawa Reds | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Cerezo Osaka | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Júbilo Iwata | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
| 17 | Vegalta Sendai | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Sagan Tosu | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 4 |
