Kawasaki Frontale vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Kawasaki Frontale

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 10:00 UTC Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 64' Ewerton

Y 86' Ewerton

Y 90' Ewerton

Overview

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

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
Referee Shu Kawamata
Referee Yoshiro Imamura
Referee Kota Watanabe

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

Kawasaki Frontale 26 games · Avg 3.0 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-16 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-06-01 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	3–1	W
12 Dec	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–1	D
05 Dec	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–2	D
25 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	5–0	W
21 Nov	Oita FC Trinita	A	0–1	L
18 Nov	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	3–1	W

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–3	L
12 Dec	Shonan Bellmare	H	0–0	D
29 Nov	Kashima Antlers	A	0–4	L
22 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	1–2	L
18 Nov	Vissel Kobe	A	1–0	W
14 Nov	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	2–6	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

0% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Kawasaki Frontale welcome Urawa Red Diamonds for this crunch clash at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Koya Yuruki made 439 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takeshi Otsuki might look to freshen things up shortly.
11' Shinzo Koroki doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
16' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
26' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Shogo Taniguchi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kengo Nakamura, as he is very good at scoring at Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kawasaki Frontale must find a spark to ignite this game.
53' Hidemasa Morita has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
57' Hidetoshi Takeda makes way for Kazuki Nagasawa at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
59' Kaoru Mitoma puts Kawasaki Frontale on the lead.
61' Goal! Yu Kobayashi scores his 80 goal in 439 matches.
62' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Tomoya Ugajin trudges off to be replaced by Ryosuke Yamanaka on 62 minutes.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Ewerton is booked for Urawa Red Diamonds — Yellow card on 64.
69' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomoya Ugajin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
72' Kenyu Sugimoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shinzo Koroki on 72 minute.
77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
80' The crowd applauds Yu Kobayashi as he leaves the pitch. Leandro Damiao steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Ewerton is booked for Urawa Red Diamonds — Yellow card on 86.
88' Ao Tanaka is replacing Akihiro Ienaga for the Kawasaki Frontale side.
90' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Ewerton gets a Yellow card.
90' The supporters are chanting for Tatsuya Hasegawa. He replaces Kaoru Mitoma on 90 minute.
Another three points for Kawasaki Frontale.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Tatsuya Hasegawa ↑ 90'
25
Ao Tanaka ↑ 88'
19
Manabu Saito
9
Leandro Damiao ↑ 80'
27
Kenta Tanno
34
Kazuya Yamamura
30
Reo Hatate ↑ 80'

Coach Toru Oniki

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

3
Tomoya Ugajin ↓ Ryosuke Yamanaka 62'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↓ Kenyu Sugimoto 72'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa C
27
Daiki Hashioka
31
Takuya Iwanami
22
Yuki Abe ↓ Ewerton 62'
29
Kai Shibato
9
Yuki Muto
11
Quentin Martinus ↓ Koya Yuruki 72'
28
Katsuya Iwatake
37
Hidetoshi Takeda ↓ Kazuki Nagasawa 57'

Bench

14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 72'
8
Ewerton ↑ 62'
6
Ryosuke Yamanaka ↑ 62'
7
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 57'
4
Daisuke Suzuki
24
Koya Yuruki ↑ 72'
32
Ryo Ishii

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	6
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Yasuto Wakizaka	4
Shinzo Koroki	4
Shinzo Koroki	3
Tomoaki Okubo	2
Ken Iwao	2

Head to Head

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-12-16 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-12-12 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-12-05 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-11-25 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Gamba Osaka W 2020-11-21 Oita FC Trinita 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-11-18 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-12-16 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-12-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Shonan Bellmare D 2020-11-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Gamba Osaka L 2020-11-18 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-11-14 Yokohama F.Marinos 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.59 Kawasaki Frontale xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kawasaki Frontale62% Draw19% Urawa Red Diamonds19%

Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4.01

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw

82%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

38%

Kawasaki Frontale or Urawa Red Diamonds

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Kawasaki Frontale46% Draw36% Urawa Red Diamonds18%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 1

7.4%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.7%

1 – 0

4.4%

4 – 2

3.3%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap	Kawasaki Frontale covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	18%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	20%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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