Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

J. League · 2022
Cerezo Osaka FC
2 – 0
Full Time
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 .

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Júbilo 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Tokyo 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
43% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
14% 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
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Cerezo Osaka FC face off against Urawa Red Diamonds in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Cerezo Osaka FC in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
  • 15' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Cerezo Osaka FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 25' Yoshio Koizumi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' Ryosuke Yamanaka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Kasper Junker exits the field as Ataru Esaka enters on 46.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Ataru Esaka, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' Sota Kitano gets the nod from Cerezo Osaka FC. He replaces Adam Taggart and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 66' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hiroshi Kiyotake makes it 1-1.
  • 67' Hiroshi Kiyotake is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 67' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Alex Schalk exits the field as Yusuke Matsuo enters on 67.
  • 70' Hirotaka Tameda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jean Patric at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Ayumu Ohata as he leaves the pitch. Kazuaki Mawatari steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Kato Mutsuki comes on to replace Hiroshi Kiyotake.
  • 89' The deadlock is broken! Seiya Maikuma gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Cerezo Osaka FC players.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 4
Hiroshi Kiyotake 2
Souza 2
Souza 1
Ataru Esaka 1
Hirotaka Tameda 1
Kenyu Sugimoto 1
Koya Yuruki 1

Head to Head

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

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 Júbilo 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 Tokyo 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
6%
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.