Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Urawa Reds & Yokohama face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ybc Levain Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Yokohama.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Urawa was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Ybc Levain Cup.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Saitama Stadium 2002 as Urawa Reds have scored 11 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the J-League are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). This match is a Ybc Levain Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss in this competition. After failing to beat Kawasaki Frontale here at Saitama Stadium 2002, Urawa has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Zion Suzuki not having conceded a league goal in 184 minutes.
A strong away win for Urawa against Gamba Osaka the last match, as Kasper Junker (2) and Tatsuya Tanaka were on target. Sensational by Urawa last match, beating Gamba Osaka away as big underdogs. Tatsuya Tanaka (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.01/10. Tanaka scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 27 total). Urawa decided the match against Gamba Osaka in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
Previous to that game, a J-League home match hosting Vegalta Sendai in a game that was won 2-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Vissel Kobe are coming to town in three days.
Urawa has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Yokohama form and stats
They also participated in Ybc Levain Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.There's been little loot from Yokohama's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 7 away games in the J-League. Yokohama only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. When we have look at the Ybc Levain Cup statistics, we find 2W-1D-2L. This is both home and away. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.
Takuya Matsuura and Yota Maejima scored in Yokohama's previous match, the home game against Shonan Bellmare that ended 2-0. Midfield player Reo Yasunaga was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Yasunaga served one assist, hit one key pass and had 31 successful passes (of 37 total). Goalkeeper Akinori Ichikawa was absolutely vital in the Yokohama victory against Shonan Bellmare, making six saves.
A 1-1 draw at Shimizu S-Pulse's stadium before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Yokohama manager T. Hayakawa as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Kawasaki Frontale.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Yokohama's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 7 matches. The Yokohama defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Yokohama - Urawa 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Urawa four wins, zero draws and Yokohama two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Abe 3 goals |  T. Makino 2 goals |  K. Sugimoto 2 goals |
Urawa Reds missing players
Yokohama missing players
| Urawa Reds | Yokohama | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 15 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Scored | S | 4 | 20 | ||
| 33 | 14 | Conceded | C | 23 | 48 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 64% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.8 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 21% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Urawa Reds | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Kashiwa Reysol | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 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 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | Sagan Tosu | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 27 |
| 5 | Avispa Fukuoka | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Vissel Kobe | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Urawa Reds | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Tokushima Vortis | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Shonan Bellmare | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -8 | 12 |
| 17 | Oita Trinita | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 9 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 7 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -18 | 7 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -26 | 6 |