Saturday , 14 November 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Kawasaki Frontale
3 – 2
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 07:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium 21,735 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Kenta Nemoto
Danilo Boza og 9' 1–1
1–2 56' Takuro Kaneko
Lazar Romanic 77' 2–2
So Kawahara 90+4' 3–2
Yasuto Wakizaka 43' Y
Erison 45' Y
Y 86' Kai Shibato

Overview

Match Preview

Kawasaki Frontale vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Todoroki Athletics Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Assistant 1 Takeshi Asada
  • Assistant 2

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

13
6
7
Kawasaki Frontale 26 games · Avg 3.0 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-12-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-05-21 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–2 W
28 Mar FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L
22 Mar Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–5 L
18 Mar Tokyo Verdy A 2–0 W
14 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
01 Mar FC Mito Holly Hock H 6–4 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 2–3 L
22 Mar FC Machida Zelvia H 1–2 L
18 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 3–3 D
14 Mar Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L
07 Mar FC Mito Holly Hock H 2–0 W
28 Feb Kashima Antlers H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Kawasaki Frontale Urawa Red Diamonds
#14 Position #16
28 Points 25
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
38 Scored 37
40 Conceded 37
-2 GD +0
1.56 PPG 1.39
56% Win % 39%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ 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)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 8 G 3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 4 G 4 A
Tatsuya Ito 3 G 3 A
Pedro Romano 3 G
Lazar Romanic 2 G
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Kawasaki Frontale launch into their encounter with Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 2' A goal from the Japan international Kenta Nemoto! He fires home on 2 to make it 0-1!
  • 7' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 9' Magnificent from Danilo Boza! That is 5 goals in 386 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Danilo Boza is withdrawn and Hayate Ueki gets his opportunity.
  • 20' Yoichi Naganuma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 420 goals from 452 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Kawasaki Frontale are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' It’s a booking for Kawasaki Frontale player. Yasuto Wakizaka gets a card.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Erison is booked for Kawasaki Frontale — card on 45.
  • 50' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Magnificent from Takuro Kaneko! That is 31 goals in 381 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' It looks like no one’s ball. Kawasaki Frontale is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 69' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Erison departs to be replaced by Lazar Romanic.
  • 74' Japan international Yasuto Wakizaka has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 3 assists in the Array this season.
  • 76' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Tatsuya Ito is withdrawn and Soma Kanda gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lazar Romanic makes it 1-3.
  • 81' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Kaito Yasui has done his job and it is now time for Hiroki Abe to step up.
  • 86' Kai Shibato catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 89' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Kiese Thelin is hanging Ado Onaiwu on the field on 89 minute.
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 6
Shinzo Koroki 4
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Leandro Damiao 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 4
Shinzo Koroki 3
Kenta Nemoto 2
Tomoaki Okubo 2

Head to Head

2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-12-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-05-21 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-03-28 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-03-22 Kawasaki Frontale 0–5 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2026-03-18 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-03-14 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-03-01 Kawasaki Frontale 6–4 FC Mito Holly Hock W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-03-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–3 Kashiwa Reysol D 2026-03-14 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-03-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 FC Mito Holly Hock W 2026-02-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.28 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.15 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale47% Draw21% Urawa Red Diamonds32%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
68%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
53%
Kawasaki Frontale or Urawa Red Diamonds
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale34% Draw36% Urawa Red Diamonds30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 1
6.6%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.9%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.2%
4 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 12% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 17% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 16% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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