Saturday , 14 November 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Cerezo Osaka FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 06:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Y 39' Daigo Nishi
Y 72' Takuya Iwanami
Y 90' Kai Shibato

Overview

Match Preview

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Yanmar Stadium Nagai.

Match Details

  • Referee Yuichi Nishimura
  • Referee Shinji Ochi
  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Yuki Tsukakoshi
  • Referee Kota Watanabe

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 Tokyo 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

12
4
4
Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 2.1 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-10-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-09-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-03-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
14 Apr Tokushima Vortis H 1–2 L
10 Apr Avispa Fukuoka H 2–2 D
06 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–1 L
02 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W
21 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
11 Apr Tokushima Vortis H 1–0 W
07 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–0 W
03 Apr Kashima Antlers H 2–1 W
21 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 0–5 L
17 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–0 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 history
31% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/5
61-75
5/4
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cerezo Osaka FC
Solomon Sakuragawa 4 G
Pablo Sabbag 3 G
Yumeki Yokoyama 2 G
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 3 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Yanmar Stadium Nagai. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Cerezo Osaka FC and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Naoyuki Fujita has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daigo Nishi.
  • 44' 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' Shinzo Koroki is replacing Atsuki Ito for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' Cerezo Osaka FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 66' What a strike from Yusuke Maruhashi! The score is 1-0.
  • 71' It’s high time Ricardo Rodríguez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Takuya Iwanami.
  • 77' 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.
  • 82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 83' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Yoshito Okubo trudges off to be replaced by Kato Mutsuki on 83 minutes.
  • 84' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Yuki Muto departs to be replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto.
  • 87' Yuta Toyokawa makes way for Taishi Matsumoto at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kai Shibato.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Cerezo Osaka FC take all three points.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 4
Hiroshi Kiyotake 2
Souza 2
Koya Yuruki 1
Ryoma Watanabe 1
Riku Matsuda 1
Yoshio Koizumi 1
Rafael Ratao 1

Head to Head

2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-10-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-09-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-03-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-04-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-04-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D 2021-04-06 Yokohama F.Marinos 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-04-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-03-21 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-11 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Tokushima Vortis W 2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-04-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-03-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–5 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-03-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.06 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC50% Draw23% Urawa Red Diamonds27%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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
74%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
50%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Urawa Red Diamonds
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC37% Draw40% Urawa Red Diamonds23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.