Kashiwa Reysol vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Kashiwa Reysol vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium.
- Kashiwa Reysol 18 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Yusuke Araki
- Assistant 1 Yosuke Takebe
- Assistant 2 Makoto Bozono (Japan)
4 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 7.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 May | Urawa Red Diamonds | H | 0–1 | L |
| 03 May | Tokyo Verdy | A | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Apr | FC Tokyo | H | 1–3 | L |
| 24 Apr | Kashima Antlers | H | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Apr | FC Mito Holly Hock | A | 0–2 | L |
| 11 Apr | FC Machida Zelvia | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 May | Kashiwa Reysol | A | 1–0 | W |
| 02 May | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | H | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Apr | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Apr | Yokohama F.Marinos | H | 2–3 | L |
| 18 Apr | Kashima Antlers | A | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Apr | Tokyo Verdy | H | 2–3 | L |
Season Stats
| Kashiwa Reysol | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #16 |
| 20 | Points | 25 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 0 / 11 | W / D / L | 7 / 0 / 11 |
| 24 | Scored | 37 |
| 25 | Conceded | 37 |
| -1 | GD | +0 |
| 1.11 | PPG | 1.39 |
| 39% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
H2H (25 games)
52%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season
Kashiwa Reysol this season
23%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Kashiwa Reysol are 17th (20 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/4
46-60
6/3
61-75
8/1
76+
7/5
■ 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)
Kashiwa Reysol
| Yusuke Segawa | 7 G | 2 A |
| Hinata Yamauchi | 5 G | |
| Yoshio Koizumi | 4 G | 5 A |
| Keita Endo | 4 G | 1 A |
| Tojiro Kubo | 4 G | 1 A |
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Kashiwa Reysol is hosting Urawa Red Diamonds for another epic battle.
- 5' Kashiwa Reysol are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' 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.
- 15' 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.
- 20' It’s high time Ricardo Rodríguez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 45' Kashiwa Reysol seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 50' 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.
- 55' Daiki Sugioka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 418 appearances.
- 58' What a strike from Ryoma Watanabe! The score is 0-1.
- 63' That is a card for Urawa Red Diamonds. Ryoma Watanabe will be fuming at that decision.
- 68' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kashiwa Reysol must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 78' Kashiwa Reysol are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 83' Japan international Ryosuke Kojima has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 88' Kashiwa Reysol currently sit 19 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- Kashiwa Reysol will have plenty to reflect on. Urawa Red Diamonds were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Kashiwa Reysol Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 40
- 4
- 26
- 25
- 16
- 8
- 18
- 42
- 24
- 39
- 32
Bench
- 2
- 20
- 9
- 14
- 19
- 28
- 21
- 29
- 88
Coach
Ricardo Rodríguez
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8
- 10
- 1
- 4
- 14
- 45
- 77
- 13
- 2
- 5
- 37
Bench
- 11
- 22
- 3
- 24
- 88
- 16
- 39
- 17
- 36
Coach
Tatsuya Tanaka
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Shinzo Koroki | 4 |
| Alex Schalk | 3 |
| Koya Yuruki | 3 |
| Tojiro Kubo | 2 |
| Yusuke Matsuo | 2 |
| Michael Olunga | 2 |
| Yusuke Segawa | 2 |
| Mao Hosoya | 2 |
Head to Head
Kashiwa Reysol Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2026-05-06
Kashiwa Reysol
0–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2026-05-02
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–0
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
W
2026-04-29
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–0
Kawasaki Frontale
W
2026-04-25
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–3
Yokohama F.Marinos
L
2026-04-18
Kashima Antlers
1–0
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2026-04-12
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–3
Tokyo Verdy
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.19
Kashiwa Reysol xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for:
Kashiwa Reysol or Urawa Red Diamonds 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Urawa Red Diamonds win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Kashiwa Reysol or Draw
63%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
67%
Kashiwa Reysol or Urawa Red Diamonds
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Kashiwa Reysol
| Handicap | Kashiwa Reysol covers | Push | Urawa Red Diamonds covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 10% | 86% |
| -1.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -1 | 14% | 19% | 67% |
| -0.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 20% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
31%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

