Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 14 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 14 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D 15 Mar Yokohama FC A 0–2 L 08 Mar Nagoya Grampus H 1–1 D 02 Mar Albirex Niigata A 2–2 D 26 Feb Kashiwa Reysol A 1–2 L 22 Feb Shonan Bellmare H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 16 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D 08 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–0 W 02 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 0–2 L 26 Feb Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L 22 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D Season Stats
Cerezo Osaka FC Urawa Red Diamonds #8 Position #14 21 Points 18 14 Played 14 8 / 0 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 9 33 Scored 23 28 Conceded 25 +5 GD -2 1.50 PPG 1.29 57% Win % 36% Key Stats
45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season36% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this seasonCerezo Osaka FC are 8th (21 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 14th (18 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cerezo Osaka FC is hosting Urawa Red Diamonds for another epic battle.
- 2' GOAL! Rafael Ratao scores on 2. Assisted by Thiago Andrade
- 7' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 12' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Takuya Ogiwara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Genki Haraguchi made 288 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 26' Masaya Shibayama has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thiago Andrade on 26 minute.
- 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cerezo Osaka FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 33' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 33.
- 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yusuke Matsuo, as he is very good at scoring at Yodoko Sakura Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Taishi Matsumoto departs to be replaced by Yusuke Matsuo.
- 51' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 63' Ryosuke Shindo is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
- 68' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
- 70' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Samuel Gustafson departs to be replaced by Ryoma Watanabe.
- 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 80' Shoya Nakajima needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 81' The whistle greets Motohiko Nakajima as he departs to be replaced by Shinji Kagawa.
- 83' What a strike from Ryoma Watanabe! The score is 1-1.
- 83' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Takuro Kaneko departs to be replaced by Genki Haraguchi.
- 88' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 90' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Rafael Ratao is replaced by Satoki Uejo.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Cerezo Osaka FC
Starting XI- 77
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9
Rafael Ratao ↓ Satoki Uejo 90'
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38
Sota Kitano ↓ Vitor Bueno 81'
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16
Hayato Okuda ↓ Ryuya Nishio 90'
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Bench-
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Shinji Kagawa ↑ 81'
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33
Ryuya Nishio ↑ 90'
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55
Vitor Bueno ↑ 81'
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Satoki Uejo ↑ 90'
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48
Masaya Shibayama ↑ 26'
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Coach Arthur PapasUrawa Red Diamonds
Starting XI-
8
Matheus Savio ↓ Shoya Nakajima 70'
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- 6
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- 26
- 14
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77
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Genki Haraguchi 83'
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Bench-
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Genki Haraguchi ↑ 83'
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10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 70'
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24
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 46'
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Ryoma Watanabe ↑ 70'
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Coach Maciej Skorza -
Head to Head
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-03-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-03-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2025-02-26 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-02-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D