Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Vissel Kobe 18 35 2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 5 Gamba Osaka 18 28 6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 8 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 11 Kashima Antlers 18 45 12 FC Tōkyō 18 37 13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 15 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 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 #2 Position #16 31 Points 25 18 Played 18 11 / 0 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11 48 Scored 37 38 Conceded 37 +10 GD +0 1.72 PPG 1.39 61% Win % 39% Key Stats
45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this seasonCerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cerezo Osaka FC0-153/116-304/131-453/146-602/261-752/376+6/3■ Scored ■ ConcededUrawa Red Diamonds0-151/116-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Cerezo Osaka FC to score. At the same time, Urawa Red Diamonds does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 2' Goal! Rafael Ratao scores his 47 goal in 20 matches.
- 7' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 12' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 17' Lucas Fernandes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 22' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 26' The supporters are chanting for Masaya Shibayama. He replaces Thiago Andrade on 26 minute.
- 31' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Danilo Boza has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 33' The referee calls foul for Matheus Savio. He receives a card.
- 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryoma Watanabe made 437 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 43' 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.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Yusuke Matsuo. He replaces Taishi Matsumoto on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 56' 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.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryosuke Shindo on 63.
- 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 70' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Samuel Gustafson departs to be replaced by Ryoma Watanabe.
- 75' 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.
- 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 81' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Motohiko Nakajima is replaced by Shinji Kagawa.
- 83' GOAL! Ryoma Watanabe scores on 83. Assisted by Genki Haraguchi
- 83' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Takuro Kaneko departs to be replaced by Genki Haraguchi.
- 88' Shinnosuke Hatanaka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Satoki Uejo. He replaces Rafael Ratao on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
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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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8
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 Lineups
Starting XI
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8
Matheus Savio ↓ Shoya Nakajima 70'
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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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Shoya Nakajima ↑ 70'
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Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 46'
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Ryoma Watanabe ↑ 70'
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Coach Maciej Skorza -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Shinzo Koroki 4 Hiroshi Kiyotake 2 Souza 2 Tadanari Lee 1 Yuta Toyokawa 1 Lucas Fernandes 1 Osmar Barba 1 Yusuke Maruhashi 1 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.08 Cerezo Osaka FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.47 Urawa Red Diamonds xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.55Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 68% 32% ± 3.5 47% 53% ± 4.5 29% 71% Double Chance
Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw 73%Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds 51%Cerezo Osaka FC or Urawa Red Diamonds 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual2 – 1 8.8%2 – 2 6.4%1 – 2 6.3%2 – 0 6.2%3 – 1 6.1%1 – 0 5.4%3 – 2 4.5%0 – 0 4.2%3 – 0 4.2%0 – 1 3.6%4 – 1 3.2%Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC
Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 15% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 20% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 14% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.