Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse Predictions

• Urawa Reds won four of their last five meetings with Shimizu S-Pulse.
• S-Pulse are winless in three away assignments since the start of the season.
• Both teams scored in five of the last six meetings between the Reds and S-Pulse.

Urawa favoured to triumph

After seven games of the new campaign Urawa Red Diamonds can be satisfied with their early work, having won four of their opening seven fixtures.

Tsuyoshi Otsuki’s side are handily placed in 6^th spot after their fine 2-0 win at Yokohama in their last assignment, though another victory this weekend could launch them to as high as second if other results go their way.

In contrast, with five defeats, one draw and just one win from their opening seven matches, Reds’ opponents S-Pulse are languishing just one place off the foot of the table.

Away from home, Shimizu seem to have carried their poor form from last year over to the new campaign, as evidenced by their return of just one point from their first three contests on the road this term.

Urawa, who beat S-Pulse in four of the clubs’ last five meetings, should be able to capitalise on their visitor’s travel sickness this week and are favoured to win at the prices quoted.

The Reds beat S-Pulse 2-1 in each of the clubs’ last two encounters at the Saitama Stadium, and with S-Pa’s record of notching in all but one of their seven games this season considered, a similar outcome is anticipated in our correct score prediction.