Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Cerezo Osaka FC

2 – 1

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Sat 15 Jun 2024 · 10:00 UTC Yodoko Sakura Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 55' Yota Sato

Overview

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Cerezo Osaka FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Yodoko Sakura Stadium.

Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-06-15 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jun	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–1	W
01 Jun	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	1–1	D
26 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
18 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	3–0	W
15 May	FC Machida Zelvia	A	1–2	L
11 May	Vissel Kobe	H	1–4	L

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jun	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–2	L
01 Jun	Vissel Kobe	H	1–1	D
26 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	1–2	L
19 May	Jubilo Iwata	A	1–1	D
15 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	3–0	W
11 May	Albirex Niigata	A	4–2	W

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

0% Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season

0% 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)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Yodoko Sakura Stadium that hosts another battle between Cerezo Osaka FC and Urawa Red Diamonds.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jin-hyeon Kim, as he is very good at scoring at Yodoko Sakura Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shunta Tanaka made 83 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Per-Mathias Høgmo might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' The 31-year-old Vitor Bueno has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
35' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Ryoma Watanabe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
43' Brilliant from the ! Lucas Fernandes makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 43.
46' The Cerezo Osaka FC bench stirs into life. Vitor Bueno is withdrawn and Satoki Uejo gets his opportunity.
49' Magnificent from Hayato Okuda! That is 1 goals in 369 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yota Sato on 55.
60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
63' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Thiago Santana exits the field as Bryan Linssen enters on 63.
64' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Naoki Maeda trudges off to be replaced by Ayumu Ohata on 64 minutes.
69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Cerezo Osaka FC and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
73' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Hirokazu Ishihara has done his job and it is now time for Hiroki Sakai to step up.
77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bryan Linssen makes no mistake. 2-1!
81' Lucas Fernandes makes way for Masaya Shibayama at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
82' Time for substitution for Cerezo Osaka FC. Capixaba is replaced by Hirotaka Tameda.
85' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 85 minute. Tomoaki Okubo leaves to be changed by Shinzo Koroki.
87' It is a substitution in Cerezo Osaka FC team. Hiroaki Okuno is replaced by Yuichi Hirano on 87 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

77
Lucas Fernandes ↓ Masaya Shibayama 81'
9
Leo Ceara ↓ Tatsuya Yamashita 87'
27
Capixaba ↓ Hirotaka Tameda 82'
25
Hiroaki Okuno ↓ Yuichi Hirano 87'
14
Kakeru Funaki
10
Shunta Tanaka
33
Ryuya Nishio
24
Koji Toriumi
55
Vitor Bueno ↓ Satoki Uejo 46'
21
Jin-hyeon Kim
16
Hayato Okuda

Bench

23
Tatsuya Yamashita ↑ 87'
19
Hirotaka Tameda ↑ 82'
4
Yuichi Hirano ↑ 87'
31
Keisuke Shimizu
7
Satoki Uejo ↑ 46'
35
Ryo Watanabe
48
Masaya Shibayama ↑ 81'

Coach Akio Kogiku

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Bryan Linssen ↑ 63'
2
Hiroki Sakai ↑ 73'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 85'
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 64'
47
Hidetoshi Takeda ↑ 73'
23
Rikito Inoue
16
Ayumi Niekawa

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	4
Hiroshi Kiyotake	2
Souza	2
Quentin Martinus	1
Bryan Linssen	1
Tadanari Lee	1
Yuta Toyokawa	1
Lucas Fernandes	1

Head to Head

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2024-06-15 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-06-01 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2024-05-26 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-05-18 Avispa Fukuoka 0–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-05-15 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-05-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–4 Vissel Kobe L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-06-15 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-06-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vissel Kobe D 2024-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2024-05-19 Jubilo Iwata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2024-05-11 Albirex Niigata 2–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.27 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC54% Draw22% Urawa Red Diamonds24%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Cerezo Osaka FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

46%

Cerezo Osaka FC or Urawa Red Diamonds

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cerezo Osaka FC39% Draw38% Urawa Red Diamonds23%

Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

1 – 0

4.3%

3 – 0

4 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.5%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Cerezo Osaka FC

Handicap	Cerezo Osaka FC covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	15%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+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

21% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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