Friday , 11 September 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Kawasaki Frontale
3 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Fri 3 May 2024 · 07:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Alexander Scholz

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-07-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-03-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–1 W
28 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–2 D
20 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D
13 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
07 Apr FC Machida Zelvia H 0–1 L
03 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–0 D
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
28 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
20 Apr Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
12 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
07 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 3–0 W
03 Apr FC Tokyo A 1–2 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
20% 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
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/3
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 4 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 2 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 2 G
Minamino Harumi 2 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 4 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Marius Hoibraten, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
  • 18' GOAL! Yasuto Wakizaka fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' Akihiro Ienaga has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 33' Samuel Gustafson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' Brilliant from the ! Tomoaki Okubo makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 35.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marcinho suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Alexander Scholz argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 47' Alexander Scholz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Asahi Sasaki makes it 2-1.
  • 54' A quiet spell here at Todoroki Athletics Stadium. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 59' Daiya Tono has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 444 appearances.
  • 64' Naoto Kamifukumoto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Tatsuki Seko on, Daiya Tono off on 69 minutes.
  • 73' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 73 minute. Kaito Yasui leaves to be changed by Bryan Linssen.
  • 76' Shin Yamada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bafetimbi Gomis on 76 minute.
  • 81' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 81 minute. Yasuto Wakizaka leaves to be changed by Jesiel.
  • 86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Shinzo Koroki on, Thiago Santana off on 88 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-07-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-03-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-04-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-04-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2024-04-13 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2024-04-07 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia L 2024-04-03 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–0 Kawasaki Frontale D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2024-04-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-04-03 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.02 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale51% Draw23% Urawa Red Diamonds26%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
74%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
49%
Kawasaki Frontale or Urawa Red Diamonds
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale37% Draw40% Urawa Red Diamonds23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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