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

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J. League · 2024

Kawasaki Frontale

3 – 1

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Fri 3 May 2024 · 07:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 42' Alexander Scholz

Overview

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

Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' In just a few seconds Todoroki Athletics Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Kawasaki Frontale in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ze Ricardo, as he is very good at scoring at Todoroki Athletics Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
18' GOAL! Yasuto Wakizaka fires home to make it 1-0!
23' 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.
28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
33' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' Assisted by Shoya Nakajima with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tomoaki Okubo makes no mistake. 1-1!
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
42' It’s gonna be a card for Alexander Scholz.
47' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
49' Brilliant from the ! Asahi Sasaki makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 49.
54' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Per-Mathias Høgmo might look to freshen things up shortly.
64' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
69' The crowd applauds Daiya Tono as he leaves the pitch. Tatsuki Seko steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
73' The whistle greets Kaito Yasui as he departs to be replaced by Bryan Linssen.
76' Kawasaki Frontale make a change. Bafetimbi Gomis trudges off to be replaced by Shin Yamada on 76 minutes.
81' Jesiel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yasuto Wakizaka on 81 minute.
86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
88' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Thiago Santana is replaced by Shinzo Koroki on 88 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

41
Akihiro Ienaga
14
Yasuto Wakizaka ↓ Jesiel 81'
30
Yusuke Segawa
3
Takuma Ominami
23
Marcinho ↓ Hinata Yamauchi 76'
99
Naoto Kamifukumoto
31
Sai van Wermeskerken ↓ Ze Ricardo 81'
17
Daiya Tono ↓ Tatsuki Seko 69'
8
Kento Tachibanada
18
Bafetimbi Gomis ↓ Shin Yamada 76'
5
Asahi Sasaki

Bench

6
Ze Ricardo ↑ 81'
4
Jesiel ↑ 81'
16
Tatsuki Seko ↑ 69'
9
Erison
20
Shin Yamada ↑ 76'
22
Yuki Hayasaka
26
Hinata Yamauchi ↑ 76'

Coach Toru Oniki

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Bryan Linssen ↑ 73'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 88'
47
Hidetoshi Takeda ↑ 88'
20
Yota Sato
16
Ayumi Niekawa
29
Yota Horiuchi
27
Ekanit Panya ↑ 73'

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	6
Yasuto Wakizaka	4
Shinzo Koroki	4
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Shinzo Koroki	3
Miki Yamane	2
Kenta Nemoto	2

Head to Head

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

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 0

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.