Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Cerezo Osaka FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 16 Jul 2023 · 10:00 UTC Yanmar Stadium Nagai 21,007 HT 45' · FT 45'
Leo Ceara 8' 1–0
Jordy Croux 25' 2–0
Jordy Croux 28' Y
Leo Ceara 45' Y
Y 49' Tomoaki Okubo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yudai Yamamoto
  • Assistant 1 Taku Nakano
  • Assistant 2 Ryosuke Murai

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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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
2023-07-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-09-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–0 W
08 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 1–2 L
30 Jun Avispa Fukuoka H 0–1 L
24 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 4–1 W
10 Jun Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
03 Jun Nagoya Grampus A 1–3 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
08 Jul FC Tōkyō H 0–0 D
01 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 2–1 W
28 Jun Shonan Bellmare H 4–1 W
24 Jun Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D
11 Jun Yokohama FC 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Cerezo Osaka FC and Urawa Red Diamonds get this one started.
  • 5' Han-Been Yang has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 8' Leo Ceara puts Cerezo Osaka FC on the lead.
  • 13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shinzo Koroki, as he is very good at scoring at Yanmar Stadium Nagai with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cerezo Osaka FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' What composure from Jordy Croux! The Belgium international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jordy Croux on 28.
  • 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Leo Ceara. He receives a card.
  • 46' Ken Iwao makes way for Junpei Hayakawa at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 49' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a card in front of him.
  • 54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maciej Skorza will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jose Kante is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Jose Kante. He replaces Shinzo Koroki on 64 minute.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 70' The Cerezo Osaka FC manager makes a substitution. Leo Ceara departs to be replaced by Satoki Uejo.
  • 75' The 30-year-old Ryosuke Shindo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 79' Sota Kitano is ready to make an impact after coming on for Capixaba at the 79 minute mark.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Jordy Croux is replaced by Hikaru Nakahara on 81 minute.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Ayumu Ohata on, Takuya Ogiwara off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cerezo Osaka FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 4
Hiroshi Kiyotake 2
Souza 2
Shinzo Koroki 1
Leo Ceara 1
Thomas Deng 1
Seiya Maikuma 1
Toshiyuki Takagi 1

Head to Head

2023-07-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-09-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2023-07-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-07-08 Sagan Tosu FC 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-06-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-06-24 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–4 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2023-06-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2023-06-03 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-07-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-07-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 FC Tōkyō D 2023-07-01 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-06-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2023-06-11 Yokohama FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.1 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 65% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cerezo Osaka FC54% Draw23% Urawa Red Diamonds23%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
46%
Cerezo Osaka FC or Urawa Red Diamonds
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cerezo Osaka FC40% Draw40% Urawa Red Diamonds20%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap Cerezo Osaka FC covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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