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

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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

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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)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 89'
7
Hiroki Abe ↑ 81'
26
Takuya Ogiwara
4
Hirokazu Ishihara
9
Isaac Kiese Thelin ↑ 89'
16
Ayumi Niekawa
36
Renji Hidano ↑ 81'
37
Hayate Ueki ↑ 15'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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.