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

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.
2' Kenta Nemoto has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 2 minutes.
7' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
9' The deadlock is broken! Danilo Boza gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
14' Yuto Matsunagane is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
15' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Danilo Boza is withdrawn and Hayate Ueki gets his opportunity.
20' 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.
25' With 2 assists to his name this season, Yasuto Wakizaka is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
30' Kawasaki Frontale currently sit 14 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' Isaac Kiese Thelin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' It’s a booking for Kawasaki Frontale player. Yasuto Wakizaka gets a card.
45' Erison picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
55' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
56' What a strike from Takuro Kaneko! The score is 0-3.
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
66' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
69' The Kawasaki Frontale manager makes a substitution. Erison departs to be replaced by Lazar Romanic.
74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shoya Nakajima made 330 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
76' The whistle greets Tatsuya Ito as he departs to be replaced by Soma Kanda.
77' Goal! Lazar Romanic scores his 4 goal in 439 matches.
81' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Hiroki Abe on, Kaito Yasui off on 81 minutes.
86' That is a card for Urawa Red Diamonds. Kai Shibato will be fuming at that decision.
89' Isaac Kiese Thelin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ado Onaiwu at the 89 minute mark.
Another three points for Kawasaki Frontale.

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
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

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.