Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Urawa Reds & Shonan Bellmare face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Shonan Bellmare could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a J-League game only three sleeps ago. That game, against Shimizu S-Pulse, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Shonan Bellmare.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Urawa was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Ybc Levain Cup.Urawa Reds have played 6 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Ybc Levain Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Urawa after consecutive victories at their own ground.
A good away victory last time out for Urawa Reds, who won 2-1 against Yokohama. Heartbreak before that as Urawa Reds lost 0-1 at Cerezo Osaka's place.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Urawa handle that role? We have found twelve games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, two draws and five defeats.
Urawa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. Urawa have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Shonan Bellmare form and stats
Shonan Bellmare was sent out of Ybc Levain Cup in the group stage last season.Shonan Bellmare have only collected 5 points from their away games in the J-League, after 1-2-3 (6 played). Total Ybc Levain Cup statistics for Shonan Bellmare: 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Bellmare are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Shimizu S-Pulse. Before that, Bellmare travelled to Kashiwa Reysol and returned home with a draw after the Ybc Levain Cup game finished 1-1.
As mentioned above, Bellmare drew the match against Shimizu S-Pulse. Manager B. Ukishima brought on Wellington to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Bellmare are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and eight defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Consadole Sapporo in just four days.
The visiting Bellmare have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. Shonan Bellmare struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Shonan Bellmare - Urawa 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Urawa, three draws and three wins for Shonan Bellmare. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Abe 2 goals |  K. Sugimoto 2 goals |  T. Okamoto 2 goals |
Urawa Reds missing players
Shonan Bellmare missing players
| Urawa Reds | Shonan Bellmare | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 12 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 14 | 23 | ||
| 35 | 13 | Conceded | C | 17 | 24 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 33% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shonan Bellmare | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Kashiwa Reysol | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Yokohama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Vissel Kobe | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Tokushima Vortis | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 12 | Kashiwa Reysol | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Kashima Antlers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Shonan Bellmare | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 3 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | -25 | 2 |