Thursday , 2 July 2026

Kawasaki Frontale vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Kawasaki Frontale
2 – 2
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Wed 21 May 2025 · 10:00 UTC Todoroki Athletics Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Yuichi Maruyama 20' Y
Y 45' Danilo Boza
Y 60' Yoichi Naganuma
Y 67' Kaito Yasui

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 Tōkyō 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
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 2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–2 D
18 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
14 May Yokohama FC H 2–1 W
11 May Kashima Antlers A 1–2 L
20 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D
16 Apr Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–2 D
17 May FC Tōkyō H 3–2 W
11 May Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D
06 May Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
03 May Tokyo Verdy H 2–0 W
25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W

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
11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season
33% 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
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/3
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kawasaki Frontale to score. At the same time, Urawa Red Diamonds does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Kawasaki Frontale side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Kawasaki Frontale are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Poor challenge from Yuichi Maruyama. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 25' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Erison is replaced by Shin Yamada on 33 minute.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' What composure from Shoya Nakajima! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 45' Danilo Boza picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Tatsuya Ito is replaced by Yusuke Segawa.
  • 47' Marcinho makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Kawasaki Frontale are in front.
  • 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' Motoki Nagakura has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matheus Savio is hanging Shoya Nakajima on the field on 59 minute.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Yoichi Naganuma. He receives a card.
  • 65' So Kawahara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Takuro Kaneko as he leaves the pitch. Tomoaki Okubo steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 67' Kaito Yasui is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
  • 70' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Marcinho exits the field as Akihiro Ienaga enters on 70.
  • 75' It’s high time Maciej Skorza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Urawa Red Diamonds winning 50% of all matches.
  • 81' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Kaito Yasui departs to be replaced by Motoki Nagakura.
  • 85' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Kento Tachibanada exits the field as Yuto Ozeki enters on 85.
  • 86' Against the run of play, Yusuke Segawa has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

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

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 2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-05-21 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-18 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-05-14 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Yokohama FC W 2025-05-11 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-04-20 Kawasaki Frontale 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2025-04-16 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-05-21 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tōkyō W 2025-05-11 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-05-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.98 Kawasaki Frontale xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Kawasaki Frontale45% Draw24% Urawa Red Diamonds31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Kawasaki Frontale or Draw
69%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
55%
Kawasaki Frontale or Urawa Red Diamonds
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kawasaki Frontale34% Draw40% Urawa Red Diamonds26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Kawasaki Frontale

Handicap Kawasaki Frontale covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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