Urawa Red Diamonds set for clean sheet win over Shonan Bellmare
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shonan Bellmare - 28/06/2023
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The Urawa Red Diamonds will host Shonan Bellmare on Wednesday to kick off J1 League round No 19.
The Red Diamonds are nine points off first-place Yokohama F. Marinos in the J1 League title race. A win could see Urawa cut into Yokohama’s lead.
Shonan Bellmare are bottom of the J1 League table after 17 fixtures. They failed to win any of their last six games in the league, recording just one point from 18 points on offer.
Still, Shonan Bellmare are just one point from safety in a tight relegation race in the J1 League.
Draws have been common between Urawa Red Diamonds and Shonan Bellmare in recent meetings.
The last three head-to-head meetings between the clubs finished as draws. All three finished with under 2.5 goals scored.
Urawa Red Diamonds and Shonan Bellmare met twice previously this season in the Japan Cup. The first encounter played at Shonan Bellmare’s Lemon Gas Stadium finished nil-nil.
The second fixture played at Urawa’s Saitama Stadium, ended 1-1.
Shonan Bellmare’s Naoki Yamada opened the scoring but Urawa came back to level the match thanks to a 43rd-minute goal from Jumpei Hayakawa.
Wednesday’s fixture will be the first J1 League match-up of the season between the rivals.
Urawa Red Diamonds went unbeaten in their last six games, recording 10 points from 18 points on offer. The defence played well during those six matches, conceding just two goals to opponents.
Urawa Red Diamonds have the best defence in the J1 League. They conceded just 13 times in 17 matches.
Draws have been an issue for the Red Diamonds this season. Six of their 17 matches ended in stalemates.
If Urawa can turn draws into wins, they could put more pressure on league leaders Yokohama.
Shonan Bellmare are bottom of the J1 League form table. They took just one point from the last six games.
The team’s defence was battered by opposition attacks, as it conceded 16 times. Meanwhile, the offence scored a mere four goals.
Shonan Bellmare conceded the third-most goals after 17 matches in the J1 League with 34. Urawa do not score a lot of goals. They have tallied just 21 in 17 matches, which is the fifth-fewest in the league.
Defender Alexander Scholz and striker Shinzo Koroki are tied for the team lead in goals with three apiece.
Despite being a low-scoring team, Urawa Red Diamonds should find the back of the net against Shonan Bellmare. The Red Diamonds should win 2-0.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Jp1
622711
1
2 - 0
1.83
28°
1.73
1.73
3.60
5.25
no
no
no
4 - 1(1 - 0)
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