Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Cerezo Osaka FC

2 – 0

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Wed 25 May 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Ryosuke Yamanaka 33' Y

Overview

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

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

Cerezo Osaka FC 20 games · Avg 2.1 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2022-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 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

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–0	W
21 May	Gamba Osaka	H	3–1	W
14 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
06 May	Jubilo Iwata	H	2–1	W
03 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–1	D
29 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	0–3	L

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–2	L
21 May	Kashima Antlers	H	1–1	D
18 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	3–3	D
13 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
08 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–0	D
10 Apr	FC Tōkyō	A	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

28% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

33% 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

3/1

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/3

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Cerezo Osaka FC launch into their encounter with Urawa Red Diamonds.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryosuke Yamanaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
20' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Yoshio Koizumi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
30' It’s high time Ricardo Rodríguez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryosuke Yamanaka.
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
43' The 35-year-old Matej Jonjic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Kasper Junker exits the field as Ataru Esaka enters on 46.
51' Jean Patric has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
56' Ryuya Nishio, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' Another change for Cerezo Osaka FC made on 60 minute. Adam Taggart leaves to be changed by Sota Kitano.
65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
66' Hiroshi Kiyotake makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Cerezo Osaka FC are in front.
67' A goal from the Japan international Hiroshi Kiyotake! He fires home on 67 to make it 2-1!
67' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Alex Schalk departs to be replaced by Yusuke Matsuo.
70' Cerezo Osaka FC make a change. Jean Patric trudges off to be replaced by Hirotaka Tameda on 70 minutes.
75' 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.
80' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuaki Mawatari is hanging Ayumu Ohata on the field on 80 minute.
85' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Hiroshi Kiyotake is replaced by Kato Mutsuki on 85 minute.
89' Seiya Maikuma doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Kai Shibato ↑ 67'
33
Ataru Esaka ↑ 46'
12
Zion Suzuki
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 67'
11
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 67'
6
Kazuaki Mawatari ↑ 80'
20
Tetsuya Chinen

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

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

2022-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-05-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2022-05-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-05-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Jubilo Iwata W 2022-05-03 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2022-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2022-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2022-05-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2022-05-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–3 Yokohama F·Marinos D 2022-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-05-08 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-04-10 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.2 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.31 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC56% Draw22% Urawa Red Diamonds22%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

44%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Urawa Red Diamonds

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cerezo Osaka FC42% Draw39% Urawa Red Diamonds19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.7%

1 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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